This stat sums up tonight’s loss to the Raptors: The Knicks attempted 35 three pointers and made only ten of them.

What in the name of John Starks were they thinking? At one point poor Josh Harrelson hit a shot off the side of the backboard.

Ugh

Awful. And to lose to the Raptors at home? Come on now.

Carmelo Anthony had 35 points and Toney Douglas added 22. The Knicks shot 36 percent overall for the game and dropped to 2-3 on the season.

They played without Amar’e Stoudemire for the second straight game. He watched the game from the newly renovated locker room in Madison Square Garden.

Next up, the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night at the Garden.

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Good Morning Knicks Fans! Are you still riding the high from last night’s rout of Toronto? So am I. For your reading pleasure here’s more good stuff about the Knicks’s victory and other goodies!

• From the land up North, a.k.a. Canada, a game recap – Canoe.ca
• The Knicks Make Raptors Extinct - Lohud Knicks
• Get Ready for the Showdown – Daily News

In case you missed it:

• A very funny interview with “Clyde Frazier” – Lohud Knicks
• Them’s be some fightin’ words! Amar’e Stoudemire calls Pau Gasol “Soft” – ESPNNY
• Amar’e Is Not Jealous of Melo – Lohud Knicks
• Will Walsh and D’Antoni Both Stay? – Sporting News

A Photographic Trip Down Memory Lane:

• NBA Playoffs in New York - Posting and Toasting

Preview for the Knicks vs Sixers:

• The Knicks Want to Finish Ahead of the Sixers – CBSSports.com

Don’t look now New York Knickerbocker fans but the 131-118 win over the Toronto Raptors tonight and the Philadelphia Sixers’ 99-82 loss to the Boston Celtics inched the Knicks closer to the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference. I know, right?! They’re now sitting just a half game back of the Sixers and guess who they play next? You guessed it, the Sixers and not only that, the Knicks have now won four games in a row.

Toney Douglas led the Knicks with 28 points both Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire added 23 in the rout at the Garden. The Knicks were in control all night, scored a season high 78 points in the first half and they shot 58 percent from the field for the game.

With this victory, the Knicks are now above .500 once again with a 39-38 record.

Things are getting exciting in Knickland!