(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-01 18:36

NEW YORK - No questioning the Knicks' effort on this night. Jamal Crawford made the go-ahead basket with 28 seconds left, and New York erased a 17-point deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-88 on Friday.

Chinese player Yi Jianlian (C) of Milwaukee Bucks leaves the court after his NBA game against New York Knicks in New York, the United States, November 30, 2007. New York erased a 17-point deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-88 on Friday. [Xinhua]

One night after they were accused of quitting during a 104-59 loss in Boston, the Knicks surged back in the fourth quarter to win for the third time in four games.

Crawford and Zach Randolph led New York with 25 points apiece. Fred Jones provided a huge spark by scoring all of his 10 in the fourth quarter in place of Stephon Marbury, who had 13 points but left midway through the third quarter with a right shoulder muscle spasm.

Michael Redd scored 27 points for the Bucks, but missed two late 3-point attempts in Milwaukee's third straight loss.

New York had its third-worst loss and second-worst scoring performance of the shot-clock era in Thursday's nationally televised debacle.

The pathetic performance renewed talk that the players had quit on Isiah Thomas - and speculation the coach's job was in jeopardy. Thomas agreed it was an "ugly" game, but hoped the Knicks would quickly put it behind them.

"You try to move on. You've got to move to the next game," Thomas said before the game. "And this is a league where thank God for us there is a game tonight and you can move past last night."

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