--The biggest test of a young season is coming up on Tuesday for the Knicks when they head up to Boston for a game against the defending champs. It's a tall order for a team still learning to overcome the mistakes it's making while perfecting a new system. "There's a lot of things we have to get better on," Mike D'Antoni said. "It's a good first 10 games, and now these next 10 will be tougher. No doubt. We're going to have to grow a lot more."
--For the first time all season, the Knicks scored more than 100 points and lost when Dallas closed with a flurry and pulled away in overtime. All of the previous three losses came when the Knicks struggled to score and finished south of 88 points. QUOTE TO NOTE: "Jamal (Crawford) is one of the best clutch players around. Zach (Randolph) has no conscience, either. Some nights they don't go in." -- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, on whether he foresees more scoring droughts like they had to end Sunday's loss to Dallas.
