Knicks Roll Over Nets Without Marbury, Curry

Jamal Crawford scored 29 points, Zach Randolph added 25, and the Knicks overcame the absences of two starters to beat the New Jersey Nets 100-93 last night.

With point guard Stephon Marbury and center Eddy Curry unavailable, reserves Fred Jones and David Lee stepped into the lineup and both finished in double figures, helping New York beat its cross-river rival for only the second time in the last 12 regularseason meetings.

The Nets couldn't overcome the loss of their key player. Jason Kidd missed a game for the first time this season because of a migraine, and the Nets — already one of the NBA's poorest offensive teams — failed to get anything going until they already trailed by 14 in the fourth quarter.

Richard Jefferson scored 31 points for the Nets, who were coming off Tuesday's 100-79 victory in Cleveland and failed again to win on back-to-back nights. Vince Carter added 19 and Bostjan Nachbar had 16.

New York got its first road win in eight tries this season. The Nets fell to 20-5 in the regular season against the Knicks since acquiring Kidd in 2001. New Jersey also swept a four-game series in the first round of the 2004 playoffs.