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Gothamist is thinking of telling his Sports Editor that he has acid reflux. If that can keep Larry Brown from having to watch the last three games of the Knicks’ season maybe it can work for me. If it doesn’t, maybe it’s time to get rid of the television because as bad as the Knicks were with Brown coaching they are worse without him.

Why fight with one point guard when you can fight with two? Larry Brown decided to start a brawl with Steve Francis by benching him for the final three quarters of the Knicks 111-87 loss to the Magic. Francis was playing his first game in Orlando since being traded to the Knicks in February.

Have you ignored basketball this year until now? Don't worry, Gothamist Sports has sympathy for you, the casual hoops fan. Now that NFL season is over and the NHL doesn't even bother to play, we've assembled a half-season recap to help you catch up.

"This one hurts." So said Herb Williams after Friday night's 116-115 loss to the Kings. On a night where the Knicks shot 61.5% from the field, out-rebounded the Kings by 10, and had Starbury score a season-high 37, the season-long habit of finding new and perplexing ways to lose continued unabated.

The Pistons defeated the Knicks by an astounding 91-61 Saturday in a game that was the low point of the current season...and that's really saying something. Jamal Crawford led the team in scoring with 14 points. Yes, 14. In case you're wondering, the Knicks have scored fewer points in a game (58 back in 2000), but this is still a considerable embarrassment. Interim Coach Herb Williams has a lot of work to do to salvage the current road trip. His coaching opponent Larry Brown also make his life more difficult by expressing interest in the Knicks job, then denying it the next day.

After their third one-point loss in seven days on Friday night, Lenny Wilkens decided he had seen enough. He met with Isiah Thomas after the game, then announced his resignation on Saturday.