No Line Up Change As Knicks Invade Charlotte

Coverage Starts @ 7PM Tip-Off @ 7:10

After being embarrassed by the Heat in Miami, the Knicks try to erase that memory for game 2 of the regular season. They take on the Charlotte Bobcats who were also routed in their season opener by the Celtics. Despite mutterings of a line up shake up it doesn't look like coach will pull the trigger yet as all signs point to the same five that started in Miami. Look for the Knicks to make a better defensive effort and build off the confidence they grew during the preseason. Bobcats coached by Larry Brown barely missed the playoffs last year and they have a young and talented team. If the Knicks play the right way, this could be an interesting match up tonight.

Fans in attendance for Friday's home opener for the Charlotte Bobcats will receive a shirt with one of Larry Brown's favorite slogans - "Play the right way."
The Bobcats, though, set another kind of franchise mark in Wednesday's opener at Boston. They were held to their lowest point total in a 92-59 loss, shooting 31.1 percent and missing all 10 3-point attempts.

New York may not have been quite as bad as Charlotte in its opener, but wasn't much better. The Knicks fell 115-93 at Miami on Wednesday, trailing by as many as 31 points.

The Knicks allowed an Eastern Conference-worst 107.8 points per game in coach Mike D'Antoni's first season in 2008-09. There wasn't any improvement Wednesday as Miami shot 56.7 percent.

"We couldn't make shots and couldn't stop them," D'Antoni said. "That's not a good combo."

Danilo Gallinari and David Lee each scored 22, with Gallinari making 7 of 13 shots from beyond the arc. The rest of the Knicks made 3 of 26 3-pointers.