Colorado 7 Mets 6: Just like Sunday, the Mets bullpen melted down and gave away the game. Mike Pelfrey pitched better than he has, but 5.1 innings and three earned runs is certainly not up to the standards the Mets expect. When he was pulled in the sixth, Colorado was trailing 4-2 with two runners on and one out. Ryota Igarashi made things worse by walking the first hitter he faced and then making a terrible throw home on what should have been an easy double-play. Carlos Gonzalez made the Mets pay by singling home two runs and tying the game. more ›

Houston 112 Nets 87: For the first eight minutes, New Jersey battled Houston to a tie. Things went downhill quickly from there. The Rockets closed the first quarter on a 15-2 run and never looked back. The Nets' perimeter defense was particularly shoddy, Houston actually shot better from behind the three-point line than within it. more ›

Devils 5 Tampa Bay 2: The Lightning scored first, but New Jersey poured it on after that. The Devils scored four-straight goals in the first period to rout Tampa. Ilya Kovalchuk had two goals and Brian Rolston added a goal and an assist. more ›

Utah 131 Knicks 125: Here's the dirty little secret about the Knicks and Mike D'Antoni; they can't beat the best teams because they can't play defense. Wednesday they allowed Utah to shoot 58% from the floor and they also were out-rebounded by 10. That's a recipe for defeat every time, with or without Carmelo Anthony. more ›

Philadelphia 82 Nets 77: Brook Lopez had a nice game, scoring 16 on 6-for-11 shooting, but he was the only player for New Jersey who could make a shot. The Nets shot 34% with Kris Humphries "leading" the way with an 1-for-11 night. The loss was the Nets' eight in a row and drops them to 6-19. more ›

The Knicks won their fourth-straight game, 110-107 over Charlotte, jumping out to a huge lead and then hanging on at the end. And the Nets won in overtime, 107-101, over Atlanta. Brook Lopez had his best game of the season, scoring 32 points to go with 9 rebounds. more ›

The Daily News called the Knicks win "a success. Just not a rousing one," while the Post praised "two refreshingly new ingredients missing far too long...a new star to carry them home and a stout defense capable of making a key final-minute stop." The $100 million man Amare Stoudemire had a double-double to begin his Knicks career, which bodes well for his new digs: Curbed reports that Stoudemire will be moving into the penthouse at West Village condo building 99 Jane Street, whose massive terrace has become known for raucous parties. more ›

Nets 90 San Antonio 84: The Nets are hot, winning for the third time in four games and reaching double digits in the the win column. Brook Lopez led the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds. The win means that New Jersey won’t tie the record for worst season in NBA history. The question now is will they avoid losing 70? A 3-5 finish would assure that. more ›

Congratulations to the New Jersey Nets! With their win against Detroit, the Nets avoid the title of worst team ever. Now the worst (best?) they can do is tie the 1972-73 76ers. And with 10 games left, it's possible for the Nets to win one more! The win also gave New Jersey its first winning streak of the season more ›

Nets 93 Sacramento Kings 79: While a win would be good news for any other team, it's remarkable news for the New Jersey Nets. For those keeping track, this means that if the Nets can win one more game in their remaining 11, they'll tie the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers' for the most losses in a season (the Nets have lost 63 so far). more ›

Toronto 106 Nets 89: They are moving to Newark next season so the question is- will the Nets set a futility record in their last season at the Meadowlands? Brook Lopez had another fine game, but the Nets fell behind by 15 at the half and couldn't get back into the game. Once again the defense was lacking as Toronto shot almost 60% from the field. more ›

Devils 2, Panthers 0: Martin Brodeur's 108th career shutout came easy. He needed to make only 22 saves to help the Devils end their three-game losing streak, their longest of the season. Travis Zajac had the go-ahead goal late in the second period. The Devils didn't look great, but they looked much better than they did during the road trip that finished with a dud and a 4-0 loss at the Islanders on Monday. The Devils face the Canadiens on Friday before a rematch at the Islanders on Saturday night. more ›

• Toronto 112 Knicks 104: The Raptors nailed a three-pointer to start the game and they kept going from there. Toronto opened up a 19-point lead by the end of the first quarter and while the Knicks recovered to make it interesting, they were never really in it. David Lee had another monster game with 25 points and 14 rebounds and Al Harrington added 31 points, but the defense took the night off with Toronto shooting 53% from the field.
• Indiana 121 Nets 105: The Pacers are not a good team, but they certainly didn’t have any problems with New Jersey. Indiana did its damage from behind the arc, going 13-23 from three-point range. Brook Lopez had 27 points for the Nets who dropped to an astounding 3-36.

San Antonio 97 Nets 85: Brook Lopez had a huge game, scoring 28 points while pulling down 11 rebounds, but he couldn’t do it by himself. Without Devin Harris, the Nets didn’t have anyone to pick up the slack and the fell to Tim Duncan and the Spurs Sunday to drop to 3-34. On the plus side, the 1993-94 Maveircks went 2-39 to start the season, so the Nets are ahead of that pace. more ›

• Nets 103, Bulls 101: Devin Harris hit a running floater with 15 seconds left to put the Nets on top to stay. They watched a fourth-quarter lead wilt from 10 and were trailing before Harris' heroics. Brook Lopez continued his dominant second season with 25 points and 10 rebounds. This was the Nets' first road win this season and second win of the season. Yes, it is Dec. 8.

• Nets 97, Bobcats 91: After 18 consecutive losses to start the season, the Nets finally won a game. Brook Lopez, who has been a bright spot all season had 31 points and 14 rebounds. Courtney Lee had 27, including the tiebreaking free throws with 2:22 left. Kiki Vandeweghe, the Nets' general manager who will coach the rest of the year, earned a win in his first game at the bench. The Nets needed several tries to pull away, but they earned a victory. This also saves the Knicks the embarrassment of being the first to lose to the Nets when the two local teams meet on Sunday.
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In hockey news, the Rangers and Devils won, the Islanders lost. And in the depressing basketball update, the Knicks and Nets lost—the Nets are now 0-15. more ›

• Washington 4 Rangers 2: Marian Gaborik had two goals, but it wasn’t enough as Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals beat the Rangers again. Gaborik tied the game with his 15th goal of the year in the third, but the Caps added two goals in the final five minutes for the win. more ›

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. more ›

• Spurs 108, Nets 93: The Spurs have the Nets' number, that much is clear. Tuesday's win was the 13th straight by San Antonio over New Jersey. Brook Lopez can feel good about his 18 points, but he did allow Tim Duncan to dominate the game to the tune of 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Matt Bonner's mini explosion to start the third quarter took much of the suspense out of this one. Vince Carter had 25 points and Devin Harris had 21.
• Warriors 144, Knicks 127: Teams should not score 127 points in regulation and lose. But that didn't happen with the Knicks on Tuesday. They allowed the most points in any NBA game this season en route to their fifth straight loss. Don Nelson plus Mike D'Anonti will always equal a shootout. Al Harrington had 22 in the first-half but just 24 overall in his return to Golden State.
• Kings 4, Islanders 3 (SO): Yann Danis got beat once in the shootout, but that was one time too many. The Islanders blew leads of 2-1 and 3-2. At least the Kings are as hot as any team in the NHL. Doug Weight, Tim Jackman and Andy Hilbert scored for the home team.

The Rangers were lucky to even be in a position to tie the game because Atlanta had a shot to score on an empty net and missed. But, New York’s luck ran out in the shootout when Henrik Lundqvist looked very ordinary and let in two goals and the Rangers only scored one. more ›

Trailing by six entering the fourth quarter, New York held Houston to 18 points in the final period. This was the first time they had won a game in which they trailed after three quarters -- they were 0-21. more ›

• Knicks 108, Grizzlies 88: A look at the streaks for the Knicks. They have three straight wins, the most consecutive victories since early November. David Lee has six straight double-doubles -- he had 19 points and 14 rebounds Friday. Danilo Gallinari has now appeared in four straight games without hurting himself. He had 11 against the Grizzlies, who replaced Marc Iavaroni with Johnny Davis. Memphis has lost eight in a row. The Knicks get Philadelphia on Saturday night.
• Spurs 94, Nets 91: Poor Nets. They scratch and claw all game only to have Michael Finley bury them with a 3-pointer at the end. Their performance against Tim Duncan was none too impressive, however. He had 30 points and 15 rebounds. Brook Lopez, who had 15 points of his own, didn't provide much defense against the 10-time All-Star. more ›

• 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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We know the Knicks will be different, but will they be any better? Then again, how could they be any worse? The coach is new, the players are the same, but there is a different vibe to the team that ended last year at 23-59. Eddy Curry isn’t a part of the rotation and Stephon Marbury will be coming off the bench. Chris Duhon has been brought in to run the point and Jared Jeffries will be at center when he is healthy again. The new coach has brought a new attitude and a fast-paced offense to MSG and it should make for some more entertaining basketball. more ›

Boy were we wrong about fan reaction at the NBA Draft. Not only did the fans boo the Knicks selection of Danilo Gallinari, but they even started a “Fire Donnie” chant. Why the hate for Gallinari? Well, the fans wanted OJ Mayo and drafting a European player probably brings back memories of Frederic Weis. Perhaps the booing was just Knicks fans getting out their leftover animosity from this past season. Gallinari isn’t a bad pick however. He doesn’t play defense (so he fits right in) but he is extremely good with the ball and can score which makes him a perfect fit for Mike D’Antoni’s system. However, with the addition of Gallinari, the Knicks have a glut at the 3 and the 4 spots, so expect some sort of trade to happen soon, preferably the end of the Zach Randolph era. more ›

Tonight will be different at Madison Square Garden because for the first time in years, the Knicks will do something and not be booed. While all signs point to the Knicks sticking with the #6 pick, you can be sure that could change because the top of the draft is very fluid. For weeks it has all been about Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley going 1-2, but with Chicago reportedly picking Rose, the Heat are considering a trade or picking OJ Mayo. If they pick Mayo, you can bet the Knicks will try and get to #3 to get Beasley. more ›