Carmelo Anthony went 0-for-5 in the fourth quarter and 2-for-12 for the game, scoring six points in New York's 99-95 loss at Detroit.

Anthony drew criticism for not speaking to the media after the game, going to 'the team bus without explaining his worst game as a Knick', in the words of Chris Sheridan.

"He just really didn't get a lot of opportunities at the basket," Chauncey Billups said of Anthony. "They denied him, they fronted him when he tried to take them down to his sweet spot, they were bringing a guy over playing behind him, and he was just getting a lot of attention and never really got a chance to play with just one person on him and get to a spot where he could get comfortable."

Amar'e Stoudemire was the only member of the Knicks' starting lineup to play decently.

"We just got to buy into Mike D'Antoni's system. It works. I've been a part of it for a long time now, and it's been very successful. We just have to buy into it and get it done," Stoudemire said. "We've proven it works with the team we had before the trade, and it can work with the guys we have now. So it's just a matter of us buying into it. "It's new for most of the guys, so it takes time for them to go out and understand how it works. So I think over time it'll grow on them," Stoudemire said. "Hopefully it turns around soon."