With Jamal Crawford in a torrid shooting zone and Eddy Curry thinking he'll be back today against the Bucks, Jared Jeffries will be the odd-man in the Knicks' starting lineup.

"It's feeling a lot better," Curry said yesterday. "It's definitely looking like I'm going to play, but I'll see what happens."

When Isiah Thomas was asked about Crawford going back to his usual bench role, he said, "Not after (scoring) 52."