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Hope the Knicks build on their geat win against the Bucks and come home to blow out the Wizards. This will give us an opportunity to see DerMarr play.
Hope Vin has another great game.
Hope Vin has another great game.
Lenny Wilkens said:When you’re at home, you have to come out and jump on people. It was like we just showed up and thought it was going to happen. That’s not smart basketball.
On the Knicks: We’re not there yet. We have a ways to go. We have to learn how to play hard the whole game.
Stephon Marbury said:We definitely didn’t want it to turn out like that. We didn’t play well at all tonight. We didn’t play the way we know how we can play. Sometimes it’s hard to play against a team that takes shots from anywhere. We didn’t maintain our composure when we had the lead.
Tim Thomas said:On tonight’s game: We needed the win as far as staying in the playoff hunt. (We are) trying to establish ourselves. It was a dog fight all the way through. We don’t want those kind of games.
On the second half: Tonight, my shot was a little flat so I was just trying to be aggressive. I knew we aren’t getting to the free throw line like teams get to the line against us. I wanted to make an issue of that. When my shot is falling, I was just constantly trying to get to the rack.
On Allan Houston being out: I had a nice rhythm going and Steph (Stephon Marbury) was looking for me. I am just trying to take advantage of every opportunity I have.
Allan Houston said:On his health: I was kneed above the knee, so it is just a matter of a couple of days of rest and hopefully I will be ready by Friday (against the Nets). It is just a knot.
On the playoff race: It is the time of season and what is at stake. We are almost at the end of March and we are fighting for a spot in the playoffs. I remember the year we went to the Finals, we had to win six out of eight to just get into the playoffs.
Nazr Mohammed said:On his tip-in at the end of regulation: I was just going to the boards to try to keep it alive. When you’ve got someone like Stephon (Marbury) driving to the basket, usually big guys have to help and leave the offensive rebounds open. I knew time was going down. He almost hit the shot and I tipped it in. It just bounced off perfectly off of my hand.
On tonight’s game: They (Washington Wizards) were playing loose and did a good job of staying in the game. When we went up 10 in the first half, they fought back. They just kept fighting. We had to come from behind to just get the victory.
Vin Baker said:On tonight’s game: Fortunately, we got the win. We got some breaks down the end and got the win. We’ve been up and down, but it was great to win. We should have been there earlier, but we won. We have to establish an attitude going into the last two weeks that we want to make waves in the playoffs.
On his first home game: I had a lot of nerves, but it was great. I love playing in the Garden because it’s a great place to play. I’ll continue to get better.