"I don't want any setbacks," Curry told the New York Times. "Right now, it's kind of day-to-day. I don't want to go out there and do something crazy and be out another month or so. I definitely don't want something like that. So right now, I think it's in everybody's best interest that I really take care of this thing and let it calm down before I go back out."

Curry is known to lack motivation, so it's possible he's taking his time in order to prevent a possible trade. It's no secret the Knicks want to remove his salary from the books in 2010-11 so they can chase a marquee free agent.

KNICKS 101, HORNETS 95: A renewed commitment to moving the ball helped the Knicks salvage one win on this road trip.

Al Harrington connected from behind the arc and gave the Knicks a 77-63 lead two minutes into the fourth quarter. Hanging on to a lead is not a strong point of this team, so there were plenty of nervous moments on the way.

Most of them resulted from hurried jumpers that clanged off the rim.

Rasual Butler got New Orleans within four with 3:45 left in the game, forcing coach Mike D'Antoni to call a timeout in order to settle everybody down. Wilson Chandler stepped up to keep the Knicks in control, hitting from 19 feet and then beating everyone down the lane for a lay-up.

There was still no time to rest.

Harrington hit from long range again to answer Rasual Butler and give the Knicks a 99-93 advantage with 26.8 seconds remaining. From there it was a matter of playing smart defense and making free throws.

"We've done this before," D'Antoni said. "We have to keep going forward. We can't take 18 steps backward."