It appears that there are not many people that make Knick coach Larry Brown happy these days.

With 1.8 seconds left yesterday, Larry Brown was passionately arguing a decisive noncall with referee Joe DeRosa, who responded that it really didn't matter. Marko Jaric was on the free-throw line, about to seal a 98-94 victory for the Timberwolves, who avoided blowing the biggest lead (25 points in the third quarter) in franchise history.

"It doesn't matter to you," Brown said, almost choking up with the emotion of the loss and the near comeback. "You can just go home. But it matters to us."