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Struggling Warriors Without Jackson

Golden State guard Stephen Jackson sat out the team's loss to New York on Saturday night with a sprained left wrist.

Jackson hurt the wrist on the team's five-game road trip and aggravated it during a loss to Cleveland on Friday night.

Jackson, who is averaging 21.4 points per game, was replaced by Marco Belinelli in the starting lineup.

Via NBA.com


Lee, Duhon Have Record Nights In Win

The Knicks knocked off the Warriors, 138-125, on Saturday night thanks to a trio of record-setting performances.

Chris Duhon dished a team-record 22 assists; David Lee had 37 points and 21 rebounds (both career-highs); and New York scored a franchise-record 82 points in the first half.

"Chris Duhon did a great job of finding me on the pick-and-roll," Lee said. "And he found me about 18 or 20 times."

The Knicks also set a record for points in the second quarter with 43.

Via ESPN


Crawford Gets MSG Video Tribute And Standing Ovation

In the first quarter of the game on Saturday, the Knicks played a video tribute to Jamal Crawford, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

This was Crawford's first game in New York since the trade sending him to Golden State.

In other news from Madison Square Garden, Chris Duhon had 22 assists, breaking a record set in 1958 for most assists in a game by a Knick; David Lee had his career high in points, 37, and rebounds, 21; Mike D'Antoni said that Danilo Gallinari is "working four hours, five hours a day on his back"; and Nate Robinson is likely to play Tuesday while Jared Jeffries should be back by the end of the coming week.

Via New York Times


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