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For basketball fans in New York, the upcoming NBA season is really all about next year. July 1, 2010, to be precise; the exact moment when free agents like LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh hit the market. It’s a strange year because you won’t have much to root for and apart from a few core players; the Knicks and Nets will be willing to trade away players in exchange for cap space next summer. And don’t forget Knicks’ fans, former GM Isiah Thomas traded away the 2010 number one pick for Stephon Marbury, so the draft lottery isn’t a possibility.

On offense, Brandon Dubinsky got things started for New York and Dan Girardi and Ryan Callahan added the remaining goals. The win gives New York 89 points, good for seventh place, four ahead of ninth place Buffalo. It marked the fifth-straight loss for New Jersey and leaves the Devils six points ahead of Philadelphia for the Atlantic Division lead.

      

• Nets 115, Knicks 89: Want a sign that Coach Mike D'Antoni is upset with the Knicks? How about some playing time for Demetris Nichols and Cheikh Samb, two players on 10-day contracts? In the second and third quarters, the Nets lit up the scoreboard for 70 points -- they made 16 of 22 shots in the third -- and they did all this without All-Star Devin Harris. Vince Carter had 29. Keyon Dooling, starting in place of Harris, had 17 points. After a disastrous four-game swing through the west, the Nets got the final game of this road trip in the win column. Despite wearing green St. Patrick's Day uniforms a day late, the Knicks had no luck, making two of 15 three pointers. Al Harrington had 21 points.
• Hurricanes 4, Devils 2: Even Martin Brodeur needs a day off every once in a while. He had started 10 consecutive games since returning from his biceps injury -- and set the NHL wins record in the process. Kevin Weekes is no Martin Brodeur. Who could blame the Devils for being emotionally drained after celebrating their goaltender Tuesday in New Jersey and then traveling to Raleigh, N.C., for a game the next night? Zach Parise and Brian Gionta had the goals in the loss.

• Bobcats 114, Knicks 105: After Knicks losses, a good place to start evaluating what went wrong is the opponent's shooting percentages. Charlotte shot 55.4 percent from the floor, 50 percent on 3-pointers and 87.5 percent. Those are a good sign that the Knicks did not play good defense. Charlotte isn't very good, but it has won six straight -- the longest streak in franchise history. Al Harrington had 24 points, but he only scored four after halftime. Nate Robinson had 20 points, nine from the free-throw line.
• Islanders 7, Devils 3: Martin Brodeur finally laid an egg. "I would have liked to have played better," he said. He got yanked after allowing six goals through two periods in his first loss since coming back from a biceps injury. The Islanders have won three of four (!).
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76ers 108, Knicks 103: After trailing by 22 late in the first half, the Knicks made it a two-point game in the third quarter and even to to 101-99 in the fourth. But they still lost. Maybe if they had shown up in the first half, things would have turned out differently.

Lakers 126, Knicks 117: Kobe Bryant dumped in a cool 61 points -- that's a new Madison Square Garden record -- and the Lakers pulled away from the Knicks, who got as close as two in the second half. Bryant only had 34 points in the first half. Michael Jordan once put up 55 -- the cool kids call it "double nickels: -- and Bernard King had 60 on Christmas in 1984. Bryant even heard chants of MVP and got cheered for his performance. Pau Gasol had 31 points as well. Al Harrington had 24 and David Lee had 22 -- and 12 rebounds -- for the Knicks.

• Knicks 101, Hornets 95: Picking the Knicks to go 1-3 on this four-game road swing would have ben a popular position. Most would have thought they had the team to take care of Oklahoma City but not one to down Houston, Dallas or New Orleans. But an upset in the Big Easty saved an 0-4 trip that started with a disaster in Oklahoma City. They almost blew a 14-point lead late. David Lee had 24, Wilson Chandler had 19 and Al Harrington had 20 off the bench. Next up is a home-and-home against Washington.
• Nets 103, Thunder 99 (OT): Devin Harris returned but the Nets needed overtime to beat the lowly Thunder. Harris had 17, but rookie Brook Lopez had 31. The Nets started the season 5-12 at home but are now 9-12. They're also .500 on the season at 19-19. Given the low expectations they faced this season, they have to be happy to be mediocre.
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• Thunder 107, Knicks 99: How did the Knicks follow up their upset over the Celtics? By dropping an absolute egg against the NBA's worst team. How do the Thunder (now 5-30) shoot 52.8 percent from the floor? How do the Knicks shoot only 39.8 percent? The Knicks gave up 63 points in the first half, which is embarrassment enough. Al Harrington had 21 points off the bench. Thursday brings a visit to Dallas. Maybe they'll show up for that game.
• Hurricanes 3, Devils 2: This game wasn't this close. New Jersey didn't score until 12:12 had gone by in third period. That's when Paul Martin scored. Patrik Elias scored with 21.5 seconds remaining. Scott Clemmensen made 25 saves but wasn't good enough.
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• Nets 121 Mavericks 97: Devin Harris made Jason Kidd look bad Friday and he made the Mavericks look even worse. Harris scored 41 points and added 13 assists as he brought the Izod Center crowd to its feet multiple times. No more so than when he left the game and the fans erupted in “Thank you Cuban” chants, thanking Dallas owner, Mark Cuban, for making the Kidd-Harris swap.
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• Rangers 3 Carolina 2 (Shootout): The Rangers rebounded nicely from Friday’s debacle, but the biggest events of the night occurred off the ice. Matt Sundin spent the night in a luxury box watching the game as part of a promotional event, but he has a meeting with Glen Sather at some point in the near future. Will the Rangers add Sundin to the mix? It remains to be seen, but they did just fine Saturday with Chris Drury winning the shootout with a nice backhand.
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