Garden chairman James Dolan initiated a truce between Larry Brown and Stephon Marbury during a pregame meeting with the Knicks' coach on Wednesday.

According to a team source, Dolan asked Brown to stop engaging in a public hissing match with Marbury because their feud was becoming an embarrassment to the organization.

Dolan and Knicks president Isiah Thomas met with Brown in Brown's office before Wednesday's win over Atlanta. Dolan left the building following the meeting.