Knicks Match Largest Win of Season

Nate Robinson scored 22 points, Crawford added 20, and the Knicks matched their easiest victory of the season by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 113–89 last night.

Zach Randolph had 18 points and Quentin Richardson 17 for the Knicks, who are usually on the other end of these types of beatings. But New York blew by banged-up Charlotte after a slow start, getting 25 fast-break points and shooting 51 percent from the floor.

Every Knick who played scored except for struggling center Eddy Curry, who was 0-for-3 in 16 minutes before sitting down for good and watching his teammates speed up and down the court without him. Fred Jones chipped in 12 points and fellow reserve David Lee had 14 rebounds.

Knicks coach Isiah Thomas began emptying his bench halfway through the fourth quarter, seconds after New York's lead ballooned to 30.

The Knicks trailed by eight early in the second quarter before closing the period with a 15-0 burst. Robinson had six points, including a layup with 26 seconds left that gave the Knicks a 54–41 lead at halftime.

Charlotte cut it to nine midway through the third, but New York blew it open with a 19–5 surge.