New York showed their mettle today with a convincing 105-89 win over Dallas. "After some of the games we've had, I think we've left some doubt as to whether we can solidly beat anybody," said head coach Bob after the game. "I don't know that one game will erase those doubts, but I can certainly see the difference in the locker room."

The win came largely as the result of a great effort by Crawford, the New York star. Said Bob of him, "The game would have gone down to the wire without Crawford's efforts today. He really made the difference between another tough battle and a dominating win."

New York was led by Crawford (22 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, a block), Powell (12 points, 18 boards, 1 assists, a block), Turner (19 points, 1 assists, 2 steals, a block). Dallas was led by Perry (27 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Stewart (6 points, a steal, a block), Mack (11 points, 1 assists).

New York are now 31-9 and 17-6 at home with today's win. They stay at #1 in the Atlantic and remain at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference. Dallas are now 22-18 with the loss. They fall to #3 in the Southwest and drop to #8 overall in the Western Conference.

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