PHOENIX _ Arizona is filled with games this time of year, baseball spring training games scattered around various sunny locales in which the final score is barely remembered. So the meeting Wednesday night between the Knicks and Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena fit right in.
And while the baseball spring training games are loaded with players for whom hope springs eternal, this game might have a faint hint of that, too. The Suns have six rookies on their roster. The Knicks have put their faith in their three rookies and belief that free agency and the upcoming NBA draft will turn their fortunes.
The Knicks left the game with the worst record in the league at 13-52, the Suns are 15-51. If these two teams are the dregs of the NBA, this game put on display that what separates them is deceptive. After already beating the Knicks by 18 in New York earlier this season, Phoenix blew out the Knicks, leading by as many as 22 in the fourth quarter before emptying the bench and taking a 107-96 victory.
