In a pregame meeting with reporters, before the Knicks defeated the Nuggets, by a score of 107-96, team president Isiah Thomas said he would not trade Allan Houston.

"I like him. I want to see our team have a chance to play with him," Thomas said of his shooting guard who is just returning from injury and who has been the rumor of a number of trade deals.

Jamal Crawford led the Knicks to the victory with 31 points.  Houston had 9 in just 17 minutes of play.