An irate Isiah Thomas guaranteed yesterday the Knicks will reverse their home misfortunes and start edging toward .500. He delivered his message during a morning-shootaround rant in which he threatened "drastic measures" will be taken if things don't turn.

Thomas told the team no more excuses, it will win at the Garden, boos or no boos.

In addressing their home mental block before the game, Thomas said, "They need to be more afraid of me than the crowd, more afraid of what I can do than what the crowd can do."

Even in victory, Thomas seemed down. Their dispirited fourth quarter when they nearly blew a 16-point lead with 10:41 left put a damper on matters.

"It's a win. I'm satisfied we won but I want more from our team and we'll keep pushing them," Thomas said. "I'm not disappointed. I'm glad we won but I'm not satisfied. I want more."