• Bobcats 114, Knicks 105: After Knicks losses, a good place to start evaluating what went wrong is the opponent's shooting percentages. Charlotte shot 55.4 percent from the floor, 50 percent on 3-pointers and 87.5 percent. Those are a good sign that the Knicks did not play good defense. Charlotte isn't very good, but it has won six straight -- the longest streak in franchise history. Al Harrington had 24 points, but he only scored four after halftime. Nate Robinson had 20 points, nine from the free-throw line.

  • Islanders 7, Devils 3: Martin Brodeur finally laid an egg. "I would have liked to have played better," he said. He got yanked after allowing six goals through two periods in his first loss since coming back from a biceps injury. The Islanders have won three of four (!).