Wally Szczerbiak's left knee is continuing to severely bother him and he's having difficulty finishing games.

?My knee starts to tighten up a little bit in the fourth quarter, and I just can?t move,? Szczerbiak said yesterday. ?It just starts locking on me, breaking down a little bit. I?ve got to figure out a way to stay strong for the fourth quarter. That?s going to be the next challenge.?

Asked if he is considering surgery, Szczerbiak said: ?I don?t know. We?re going to re-evaluate that as the knee goes. We?re keeping an eye on it and monitoring it. We?ll just have to see how it responds.?