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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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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

FGFTReb
NEWYORKMinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Davis 18:322-40-01-6034
Rose 16:301-60-01-5022
James 15:284-61-33-5019
Marbury 36:454-118-102-48416
Robinson 23:014-91-20-30110
Ariza 11:070-22-20-2242
Frye 29:476-86-63-70518
Crawford 32:508-1311-120-44431
Curry 16:472-22-80-1056
Hardaway 27:100-32-20-3432
Taylor 0:310-00-00-0000
Butler 11:332-30-02-2134
Totals 240:0133-6733-4512-421935104

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.

FGFTReb
SEATTLEMinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Evans 22:140-03-62-7153
Lewis 41:286-133-40-53418
Collison 13:572-30-01-4134
Allen 41:479-284-41-33325
Ridnour 39:294-74-41-29412
Fortson 16:272-37-71-30511
Radmanovic 30:136-116-61-41323
Wilkins 7:411-11-20-0003
Murray 13:351-50-00-1222
Potapenko 3:240-00-00-0130
Swift 9:450-20-01-2020
Totals 240:0031-7328-338-312134101

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 17243033—104
Seattle 27232229—101

A—16,288 (17,072). T—2:32.