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SEATTLE – Back in his hometown, Jamal Crawford scored all of his season-high 31 points in the second half, and the New York Knicks rallied for a 104-101 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday night.
Crawford (Rainier Beach High) was 8 of 11 from the field and made 11 of 12 free throws in the second half, as the Knicks won the opener of a three-game West Coast road trip.
Rookie Channing Frye added 18 points and Stephon Marbury had 16. Nate Robinson, also a Seattle native, added 10.
Crawford’s 3-pointer with Ray Allen’s hand in his face gave him 25 points and the Knicks a 94-86 lead with 2:35 left.
Allen scored seven straight, before Crawford’s scoop shot in the lane gave the Knicks a 98-93 lead with 1:18 remaining. Vladimir Radmanovic made a 3-pointer for Seattle, but after Marbury’s miss, Allen made a bad pass on the Sonics’ next possession.
Marbury made a 23-footer with 26 seconds left. Rashard Lewis and Crawford exchanged free throws, and Radmanovic’s fifth 3-pointer got Seattle to 102-101.
Crawford made another pair of free throws and Allen missed a 3-pointer with 5 seconds left.
Allen led Seattle with 23 points but continued to struggle with his shooting, going 9 of 28. The Sonics failed in their second chance this season to eclipse the .500 mark.
Knicks 104, SuperSonics 101
| FG | FT | Reb | |||||
| NEWYORK | Min | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Davis | 18:32 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rose | 16:30 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| James | 15:28 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Marbury | 36:45 | 4-11 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| Robinson | 23:01 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Ariza | 11:07 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Frye | 29:47 | 6-8 | 6-6 | 3-7 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| Crawford | 32:50 | 8-13 | 11-12 | 0-4 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| Curry | 16:47 | 2-2 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Hardaway | 27:10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Taylor | 0:31 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butler | 11:33 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals | 240:01 | 33-67 | 33-45 | 12-42 | 19 | 35 | 104 |
Percentages: FG .493, FT .733. 3-Point Goals: 5-6, .833 (Crawford 4-4, Robinson 1-1, Hardaway 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 18 (21 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Frye 2, James, Marbury, Butler). Turnovers: 18 (Marbury 5, Rose 3, Curry 3, James 2, Crawford, Taylor, Frye, Robinson, Davis). Steals: 6 (Marbury 2, Hardaway, Ariza, Robinson, Curry). Technical Foul: Frye, 1:52 fourth.
| FG | FT | Reb | |||||
| SEATTLE | Min | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Evans | 22:14 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2-7 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Lewis | 41:28 | 6-13 | 3-4 | 0-5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Collison | 13:57 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Allen | 41:47 | 9-28 | 4-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Ridnour | 39:29 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Fortson | 16:27 | 2-3 | 7-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Radmanovic | 30:13 | 6-11 | 6-6 | 1-4 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Wilkins | 7:41 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Murray | 13:35 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Potapenko | 3:24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Swift | 9:45 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 31-73 | 28-33 | 8-31 | 21 | 34 | 101 |
Percentages: FG .425, FT .848. 3-Point Goals: 11-25, .440 (Radmanovic 5-7, Lewis 3-5, Allen 3-12, Ridnour 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 15 (16 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Radmanovic 2, Allen, Murray). Turnovers: 14 (Allen 4, Ridnour 3, Lewis 2, Potapenko, Evans, Murray, Collison, Fortson). Steals: 8 (Lewis 2, Evans 2, Allen 2, Collison, Ridnour). Technical Fouls: None.
| New York | 17 | 24 | 30 | 33—104 |
| Seattle | 27 | 23 | 22 | 29—101 |
A—16,288 (17,072). T—2:32.