Anytime New York square off with Dallas, unexpected things happen. Today it was Dallas head coach Bob who gave New York bulletin-board material and ended up eating crow, thanks to some ill-timed comments he made earlier in the day. Two hours before game-time, Bob said that "New York shouldn't even show up tonight. We're pumped, we're on a hot streak, and we're just better. We're gonna win so big New York might never recover." After the game, the only one from New York to speak was head coach Bob, who said simply, "Scoreboard, baby." Final score: New York 124, Dallas 89.

New York was led by Crawford (16 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 4 blocks), Speight (11 points, 5 boards, 8 assists, a steal), Mack (17 points, 0 assists, a block). Dallas was led by Langley (9 points, a steal, 3 blocks), Thompson (16 points, 0 assists, a block), Givens (13 points, 0 assists, 3 blocks).

New York improve to 27-32. They remain at #4 in the Atlantic and stay at #7 overall in the Eastern Conference. With the loss, Dallas fall to 25-33 and 13-15 at home. They fall to #5 in the Southwest and drop to #13 overall in the Western Conference.

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