Nov 30, 2005 10:54 PM EST
Wednesday's contest at Madison Square Garden was billed as the game that the player traded by the Bulls to New York would have his vengeance against his old team.
It was, as former Bull Jamal Crawford led the charge at the start of the final period to erase an 8-point deficit and give New York the lead for good.
These are two clubs with a number of players who recently played on the other’s team, none bigger than Knicks’ center Eddy Curry. But despite proclamations that he would be back to face the team that dealt him, Curry came out in street clothes after making a game-time decision to rest his sore calf another game.
Playing their second game in two nights, the Bulls may have wilted down the stretch. The Knicks outscored the Bulls 35-19 in the fourth quarter after being solidly outplayed for the previous three. The Bulls maintained a consistent edge of 7-12 points throughout the night with intense defense and good shots generated by their patient offense.
Besides fatigue setting in on the Bulls squad, the Knicks may have had the good fortune of two other turning points: Coach Larry Brown’s decision to replace turnover-happy Malik Rose and Trevor Ariza’s power dunk to tie the game at 82 off the dish-back from Crawford on a fast break.
Crawford had 28 points, Stephon Marbury had 18 points and 8 assists, and Channing Frye had 21 points and 8 rebounds, continuing his rookie surge. Fellow rookie Nate Robinson joined Frye in the starting lineup and added 14 points.
Chicago was led by Ben Gordon's 28 points, including 7-11 from the three-point line, and Andres Nocioni’s 19 points. Michael Sweetney had 10 points and 4 rebounds in his return to the Garden. Tyson Chandler, Curry’s friend and fellow lottery pick, fouled out with 0 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes of play. This off-season, the Bulls rewarded Chandler with a long-term deal before trading Curry and Antonio Davis to New York for Sweetney, Tim Thomas and Jermaine Jackson.
Now Brown will confront the eternal quandary facing all coaches of multi-talented but inconsistent performers such as Crawford: Getting them to “play that way” and reach their stand-out potential on a regular basis.
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Eddy Curry didn't dress for Wednesday's game against his former club, the Chicago Bulls.
He is nursing a hurt calf.
Curry had hoped to be able to play against the Bulls, with whom he played his first four seasons.
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With Tim Thomas on his way out of Chicago, the idea of him returning to the Knicks was brought up at yesterday's practice. Sound far-fetched?
Maybe not. The Knicks are starving for a starting small forward, and Larry Brown acknowledged yesterday that if Thomas were still on the Knicks, he would have been playing substantial minutes instead of sitting on the bench as he has been doing in Chicago.
"He'd be playing a lot of minutes here," Brown said.
Bulls general manager John Paxson announced Monday that Thomas has likely played his last game for the Bulls and he plans to trade him.
Paxson said it was against league rules to trade Thomas back for Davis, but the Knicks do have a perfect match in Penny Hardaway. They make roughly the same money ($14 million) and are in the last year of their contracts. Hardaway has barely played this season -- due to tendinitis in his right knee and because he doesn't fit into Brown's scheme.
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Knicks Nov 2005 Archive
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NY Daily News | Nov 30, 2005
The fighter in Scott Skiles came out swinging after Larry Brown was quoted saying in October that he was telling things to Eddy Curry "that I think he hadn't heard before.
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Chicago Tribune | Nov 29, 2005
Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis, who went to New York in the trade that brought Michael Sweetney to Chicago, have not yet settled in their new home.
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The Star-Ledger | Nov 29, 2005
The status of Knicks' center Eddy Curry remains uncertain but the big man is trying to get back in time to face his old team at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night.
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Newsday | Nov 29, 2005
The Knicks' problems adjusting to Larry Brown's emphasis on team basketball over individual skill are the same problems the 2004 U.
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NY Post | Nov 28, 2005
Eddy Curry is expected to miss his third-straight game tonight because of his injured calf.
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NY Daily News | Nov 27, 2005
Penny Hardaway's days of being an active member of the Knicks may be over. The team elected not to activate Hardaway even though he practiced on Friday and it had a roster spot available.
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Sports Illustrated | Nov 26, 2005
After playing poorly in the first half, the New York Knicks went with a smaller lineup and came up with their biggest win of the season.
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NY Daily News | Nov 26, 2005
"I enjoyed playing with Charlie Ward," Kurt Thomas said yesterday morning when asked if he were surprised that Larry Brown and Stephon Marbury have had their difficulties.
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NY Post | Nov 25, 2005
The Knicks would have to give Charlotte a young player or draft pick in return for Knight and Isiah Thomas doesn't want to deviate from rebuilding.
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New York Daily News | Nov 25, 2005
Muggsy Bogues knows an undersized point guard when he sees one, but he's not quite sure what to make of the Knicks' Nate Robinson.
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Newsday | Nov 24, 2005
When the Knicks traded for Antonio Davis in the Eddy Curry deal, it was assumed he would be waived and allowed to return to Chicago as part of a wink-wink agreement.
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Newsday | Nov 22, 2005
After making a brief pit stop at Madison Square Garden following their six-game West Coast road trip, the Knicks get to pack their bags again for a Thanksgiving eve game Wednesday night in Charlotte.
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Newsday | Nov 22, 2005
According to Newsday, a Cablevision spokeswoman indicated last night that the Knicks and Rangers will not be sold anytime soon, reacting to a report on The Wall Street Journal's Web site that an investment group offered to buy the teams for $700 million in cash.
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NY Post | Nov 22, 2005
Eddy Curry is not sure he will be ready to go tomorrow night in Charlotte, he doesn't think sitting out practice will harm his conditioning.
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New York Post | Nov 21, 2005
Sebastian Telfair says it is all going to work out fine.
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New York Post | Nov 21, 2005
Eddy Curry's strained calf is a concern for the Knicks, who are unsure how long Curry can play after breaking down for the second straight game
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Miami Herald | Nov 21, 2005
New York Knicks coach Larry Brown had a feeling that Stephon Marbury was ready for a breakout game.
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ZWire.com | Nov 20, 2005
Eric Snow did not rule out a trade to the dysfunctional New York Knicks, whose coach, Larry Brown, has been rumored to want a true point guard to play alongside Stephon Marbury.
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New York Post | Nov 19, 2005
The Nuggets have a point-guard glut and are expected to shop Earl Watson Dec. 29 when he's eligible to be traded.
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Washington Post | Nov 19, 2005
Knicks star Stephon Marbury was sued for $34,000 by a security firm led by a former New York City police commissioner.
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New York Daily News | Nov 19, 2005
Carmelo Anthony was in Greece two summers ago with Larry Brown and Stephon Marbury, which is why the Nuggets' forward says he was "shocked" when he first heard that Brown and Marbury would be reunited in New York.
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New York Daily News | Nov 19, 2005
Stephon Marbury spent the last six minutes on the bench last night, unable to salvage his scoring average or the final game of an ugly road trip.
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The Globe And Mail | Nov 18, 2005
Would the Knicks want to pay Rose roughly $35-million next season -- the $16.9-million owed on his contract for next year and the penalty the Knicks would have to pay being over the luxury-tax?
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Newsday | Nov 18, 2005
Larry Brown's attempt to turn Stephon Marbury into a Chauncey Billups type of point guard has proved frustrating for the Coney Island product, but L.B. is standing firm.
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NY Times | Nov 17, 2005
Isiah Thomas again denied reports that he was open to trading Stephon Marbury, although he did so more calmly than he did the last time he discussed the possibility.
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ESPN | Nov 13, 2005
Isiah Thomas is reportedly shopping center Jerome James harder than any other Knick, with James eligible to be traded as of Dec.
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New York Daily News | Nov 13, 2005
Larry Brown isn't blaming Stephon Marbury for the Knicks' 0-5 start, but Brown feels that his point guard isn't doing enough - especially in crunch time - to help the Knicks win.
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New York Daily News | Nov 12, 2005
Isiah Thomas only wishes he had an eraser big enough to make the signature on Jerome James' contract disappear.
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Newsday | Nov 12, 2005
Four games into his first season under coach Larry Brown, the back page of one New York tabloid Friday already had Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury "ON THE BLOCK.
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NY Post | Nov 11, 2005
Center Jerome James strained a left hamstring during yesterday's practice, which likely will lead to the reappearance of Penny Hardaway.
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Toronto Star | Nov 11, 2005
"To me, it's too early," Babcock said yesterday. "You need to go longer than a week but the phone calls have been picking up."
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NY Post | Nov 11, 2005
Stephon Marbury could be leaving home again according to Pete Vecsey of the New York Post.
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The Oregonian | Nov 10, 2005
The Trail Blazers pulled out a come-from-behind win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday, and fewer people than ever watched the excitement at the team's state-of-the-art arena.
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Detroit News | Nov 9, 2005
Chauncey Billups knows the anguish his friend and New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury is going through.
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New York Daily News | Nov 9, 2005
For a few seconds yesterday, Eddy Curry thought he was back on a winning team with a bright future.
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New York Daily News | Nov 8, 2005
Could discarded Nugget Earl Watson be the answer at point guard for Larry Brown and the New York Knicks?
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Newark Star-Ledger | Nov 7, 2005
Jamal Crawford had another troublesome game trying to figure out where to fit in Larry Brown's universe.
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New York Times | Nov 7, 2005
With roles are changing from game to game, and even from quarter to quarter, the Knicks continue to search for answers.
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New York Post | Nov 6, 2005
The smallest Knick, Nate Robinson, and the biggest, Jerome James, wanted to fight in the middle of practice yesterday at the team's training facility.
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Newsday | Nov 5, 2005
The boos started when the Knicks fell 19 points behind in the first quarter of their home opener Friday night. The Knicks came back to take a lead on a Jamal Crawford drive, but the boos returned when the Wizard pulled away.
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New York Post | Nov 5, 2005
Eddy Curry received one of the loudest ovations before the Knicks' Garden opener last night, but the fans hardly got a chance to see him the rest of the night.
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New York Post | Nov 3, 2005
Jamal Crawford sounded disappointed and angered that Larry Brown threw a curveball with his starting lineup last night, benching him at shooting guard in favor of Quentin Richardson for last night's season opener.
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New York Daily News | Nov 3, 2005
Eddy Curry says he is not alarmed by a medical examiner's findings released Tuesday that Atlanta Hawk Jason Collier died of a sudden cardiac rhythm disturbance caused by an enlarged heart.
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NY Daily News | Nov 2, 2005
Penny Hardaway will not be on the active roster tonight when the Knicks open the season in Boston, a move that stunned the veteran.
