The NBA has the youngest median age viewer in the United States' major sports, according to Nielsen ratings.

The media age for the NBA is 39.3, compared to 43.4 for NHL, 46.0 for NFL, 51.4 for MLB and Nascar has a 51.6.

Amar'e Stoudemire believes Dwight Howard's post game is limited, despite tutoring from Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon.

"He's definitely a physical specimen down there in the post," Stoudemire said. "He's a great defensive player. Offensively, he's a little limited, so we're going to use that to our advantage."

The Knicks hope Stoudemire can keep Howard away from the basket.

"Once he gets the ball in the paint, then he's tough to guard."

Phil Jackson says he's "not happy" about the NBA's ownership of the Hornets and is not optimistic about the possibility of the team remaining in New Orleans.

Jackson also commented on how the NBA's takeover raises questions about where the final say on a Chris Paul trade, should it happen, comes from.

Dorell Wright scored a career-high 32 points in Golden State's 103-93 loss to Atlanta.

"I'm trying to change everything," said Wright, who has scored 20 points in back-to-back games for the first time in his NBA career. "I don't want to be a spot-up shooter because I have so much more I can offer to this team. I need to use that a little more, and the past few games I've been doing that."

Raymond Felton has been much better than expected during his first two months with the Knicks and he would like to remain with the franchise after his two-year contract expires in 2012.

"I think now, I've found my home. I've found it. I'd love to spend the rest of my career in New York,'' Felton told FanHouse. "When this contract ends, hopefully we'll work out another one."

Felton is averaging 18.2 points and nine assists per game for the Knicks.

"I always felt I was among the best (point guards), but now I'm getting the chance to show in different ways, from assists to defending, on the big stage, getting the exposure, showing everyone what I'm capable of,'' Felton said. "Did I know it would happen like this? No. Did I hope it would? Yes. It's been great so far, and I'm having a lot of fun.''

Felton was held back in some regard during his tenure with the Bobcats.

"I'm not going to say anything bad about Charlotte, but it was a different type of offense. This kind of fits me a little better. And winning makes everything good,'' he said. "I knew what I was getting into here, and I liked what I saw. It's been more fun than I even thought.''

Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom responded well to Phil Jackson's decision to reinsert the center into the starting lineup for the first time since returning from injury.

Odom scored 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting, his highest career scoring total in a game in which he came off the bench.

Bynum scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting.

The Lakers defeated the Hornets by a final of 103-88.

The Idaho Stampede acquired Cedric Jackson from the Erie BayHawks in a trade for a first-round draft pick in the 2011 NBA Development League Draft.

Jackson played 12 games in the NBA in 2009-10 with Washington, San Antonio and Cleveland, averaging 1.7 points and 1.2 assists per game.

In his D-League career, Jackson has appeared in 48 games (38 starts), averaging 15.1 points, 7.2 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game.

Steve Nash picked up a technical foul during the Suns' 123-110 loss to the Sixers on Wednesday.

Nash demonstratively argued with an official following an out-of-bounds call during the fourth quarter. Nash continued to argue after receiving the technical call.

"I'm going to f*****g punch one of these motherf*****s in the face," said Nash to Alvin Gentry according to two sources.

George Karl admitted to inquiring about the availability of Kevin Love during the previous offseason.

"We liked him last year when he was kind of inconsistent," Karl said. "We made inquiries on Kevin Love this summer. (But) we didn't think this. We didn't think he'd make the huge step that he's made from last year to this year. This is incredible."

Asked how close the Nuggets were to acquiring Love, Karl said: "I know he was on our radar screen. I know there were inquiries. In some of the meetings we talked, his name was out there. It never got close, I know that."

Tyreke Evans made a game-winning shot beyond halfcourt to give Sacramento a 100-98 victory over the Grizzlies as time expired.

"I've won a couple dollars off that shot," Evans said. "We practice it after shootaround in the morning sometimes and I'm glad we do that."

Paul Westphal hoped DeMarcus Cousins, who inbounded the ball, might find a teammate streaking down the court, but instead found Evans.

"I'd like to take credit for that one," Westphal said. "I thought I did pretty good to get them to throw the ball in. We were pretty discouraged when that shot went in (by Mayo). But I thought Memphis relaxed a little bit, and in that it's like flag football in your neighborhood street. Everybody go long."