Marcus Camby sat by his locker at the United Center late Saturday night, peering at the stat sheet. He crumpled the paper and tossed the balled-up sheet over his left shoulder into the cubicle.
Following their 84-79 humbling against the baby Bulls, the Knicks' season seemed like it was being thrown away too, after just three games. The loss to the winless Bulls was the strongest indication yet the Knicks (1-2) are a lottery-bound unit without Camby, whose eligible to come off the injured list after five games but likely won't be ready Friday in Indiana.

Sensing the desperation, Latrell Sprewell, who spent the preseason forecasting doom, tried to put a happy spin on the dire situation.