Jamal Crawford scored 29 points and the Knicks beat the Washington Wizards 105–93 last night to give them consecutive victories for only the third time this season.

Zach Randolph and Nate Robinson added 14 points apiece for the Knicks, who will go for their first three-game winning streak of the season tonight at New Jersey. Two nights after an 89–65 victory over Detroit, the Knicks built a 22-point lead in the first half, then turned back every push by Washington, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Both victories came without starting point guard Stephon Marbury, who has bone spurs in his left ankle and will also miss tonight’s game. He is scheduled for an MRI exam tomorrow that could determine if he needs surgery.

Caron Butler scored 24 points and Antawn Jamison had 21 for the Wizards, who have played most of the season without All-Star Gilbert Arenas and yesterday had to go without his replacement, Antonio Daniels, who had a sore right knee. Roger Mason started at point guard and scored 20.

The Wizards were flat at the start and had to play from behind all night. New York jumped out to 17–5 lead behind Quentin Richardson, who hit his first five shots and scored 10 points in the opening quarter. The lead grew to 18 later in the period, and the Knicks were up 30-14 after one — Washington’s worst opening quarter of the season.

The Knicks (11–26) won their second and third games of the season — probably the only time they’ll have a winning record this season — then beat Chicago and Utah on November 24 and 26.