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.

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."

Mehmet Okur underwent an X-ray that was negative Wednesday after straining his lower back during a 103-95 Utah victory against the Clippers at Staples Center.

Okur left the game with 8 minutes, 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter and did not return.

Minnesota is interested in acquiring Anthony Randolph from the Knicks and is attempting to use one of their point guards to make a trade possible.

New York is interested in Luke Ridnour or a first round pick, but they are not in the market for Sebastian Telfair.

Kevin Garnett injured his right leg in Boston's 104-92 loss at Detroit on Wednesday.

"I can't tell you much more than what you know already," said Doc Rivers on Thursday morning. "They're going to do more tests today, I think they'll do an MRI. We do think it's muscle-related, we don't think it has anything to do with the knee, but we don't know. So we're just going to wait and see."

Garnett appeared to injure his leg after cutting to the basket and planting with two feet before going up for a dunk. As he went up into the air, it was clear Garnett was already hurt and he subsequently hung on the rim longer than usual.

Garnett then limped and grimaced to halfcourt.

ESPN.com's Chad Ford wrote in a chat on Wednesday that the Rockets are very active in trade talks.

According to Ford, Yao Ming isn't the only player Houston is making available in trade discussions.

"Rockets are very, very active right now. Virtually everyone on the team is for sale for the right price," Ford wrote.

"I've heard Yao, Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Battier all mentioned. Rockets want/need a star right now and are willing to package players together to get it. Problem is their talent level is solid, but overpaid. Martin and Scola are good, but few teams want those contracts. Yao is solid as an expiring contract, but there are tons of those floating around. If you believe Yao will come back, could be some value there, but he's an unrestricted free agent this summer."

The Rockets are looking for a package that includes a prospect, a draft pick and an expiring contract in any deal for Yao Ming, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.

"Rockets want combo of prospect, picks and expiring $ for Yao. Teams can get $8M in savings via insurance/chance to re-sign him at cut rate," Wojnarowski wrote on his Twitter page.