Knicks on the rocks

0 Comments | USA TODAY, February, 2008 | by Michael McCarthy

NEW YORK -- Wanted: a new Miracle on 34th Street.

During the New York Knicks' 103-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, the loudest cheers at Madison Square Garden erupted for three members of the Super Bowl-winning New York Giants.

Christmas came early for the Giants with their victory against the undefeated New England Patriots. But the Atlantic Division last-place Knicks (14-34) will have to rely on hard work, not Santa Claus, to get back to the NBA mountaintop.

The Giants injected the kind of electricity in short supply at the World's Most Famous Arena since Patrick Ewing's leave-it-all-on-the-floor Knicks teams reached the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1999. Asked if he hopes some Giants magic rubs off on his squad, coach and club...