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Time: 9:00PM

Knicks:

Jamal Crawford was looking for a little optimism when he stumbled across the standings. After doing the math, he realized the Knicks were still in the playoff race despite a horrendous first half. After beating Philadelphia on Friday, they were only four games removed from the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. "It's not always as bad as it seems," said Crawford, who shared the discovery with teammates.

G-State:

No, Baron Davis didn't make a miraculous vault up the rankings in the fan balloting to earn a starting berth on the Western Conference All-Star team. But he did catch a break in the final tabulations nonetheless. Davis was going to have a hard enough time earning a trip to New Orleans for the Feb. 17 game anyway, but the road was going to be even rockier had Houston's Tracy McGrady been voted into the starting lineup alongside the Lakers' Kobe Bryant.