Although the New York Knicks were victorious over the New Jersey Nets tonight, it looks as though neither team will be competing for the Championship Ring this year. Neither the Knicks nor the Nets seem to have the team chemistry or the individual talent to be championship contenders. Tonight, however, the Knicks consistent and powerful defense was able to defeat the Nets, who now have lost 8 games in a row. Although the Knicks have an …showed first 75 words of 748 total…

…showed last 75 words of 748 total…at 88 percent combined with the Knicks sloppy play, throwing the ball away 23 time, kept the Nets in the game. The biggest news in the N.BA this year has been the strike. Starting in early July a fight between magamgement and the palyers union over, what else, money caused the players to strike and NBA to a stand still for seven monthes. Finally the strike came to an end at the end of Januray. This