Last Night's Action: Knicks Put Up a Stinker

Bobcats 104, Knicks 87: Nothing follows up a win over the Lakers like a no-show against the last-place Bobcats. For 11 minutes between the third and then the fourth quarter, the Knicks didn't score a field goal. That won't get the job done. Jamal Crawford scored 28, and the Knicks did manage to trim a 15-point lead to a four-point one before taking their nap. Wouldn't it be great if the Knicks just didn't fall behind by such large margins? They play the Magic on Saturday.

Maple Leafs 2, Rangers 1: If the Rangers want to make the playoffs, they might have to finish ahead of the Leafs, another team hovering around that eighth-place spot in the Eastern Conference. Desperate comeback attempts like the Rangers' aren't helped when they take penalites in the final 90 seconds. That means pulling the goalie only gets a team to even strength and doesn't create an extra skater.

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