[外電] Melo, Davis 'doubtful' for Tuesday

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Melo, Davis 'doubtful' for Tuesday

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The struggling New York Knicks may be severely shorthanded on Tuesday night.

Carmelo Anthony and Baron Davis are doubtful for Tuesday's home game against
the Detroit Pistons.

Anthony has missed the past two games with wrist, ankle and thumb injuries.

He said his wrist and thumb injuries have improved with rest but his ankle
injury is still an issue.

Anthony will test the ankle Tuesday morning before making a determination
about Tuesday night.

He said on Monday that it may have been a mistake to return to the court on
Jan. 16, three days after suffering the ankle injury in Memphis.

"Playing the stretch of home games that i played, I think it didn't really
help me out," Anthony said. "I think it kind of set me back a little bit....
If I would have took some time off then maybe I wouldn't be in the situation
i'm in right now."

Anthony tried to play through the injuries earlier this month but struggled
mightily with his shot.

In the six games Anthony played after returning from right ankle and left
(non-shooting) wrist injuries, he shot 32 percent (40-for-126). Anthony
scored just one point in the Knicks' win over Charlotte on Tuesday -- during
which he injured his thumb -- and finished 5-for-14 in their loss to
Cleveland the next night.

Anthony and the team's medical staff decided to shut him down for last
Friday's game against Miami and Saturday's game in Houston.

The Knicks had hoped to have him back for the game against Detroit but
Anthony didn't practice with the team on Monday, working on the side instead
of participating in a scrimmage.

Anthony said he felt an urgency to return because the Knicks have lost nine
of ten. But he won't do it at the expense of his health.

"If I can't cut and run and jump and be explosive like I normally can than
there's no need for me to go out there," he said.

Davis also missed practice on Monday after participating in team scrimmages
for the first time last week. D'Antoni said Davis should be back on the
practice floor Wednesday and added that he did not suffer a serious setback.

"I think he’s got a little issue, but nothing more than he needed one more
day (to rest)," D'Antoni said.

Davis declined to offer an update on his back ailment.

The Knicks had hoped to have Davis back in late January or early February.
But that timetable may have been a bit optimistic.

D'Antoni told reporters last week that Davis lacked 'pop' during team
scrimmages. The New York Times reported last week that Davis could be
sidelined from games for another two weeks while he works his way back into
shape.

"Tomorrow he’ll gear it up and practice on Wednesday. And then we’ll see
what happens, " D'Antoni said.

The Knicks (7-13) are in a free fall and have lost nine of ten, falling far
short of preseason expectations.

He is in the last year of a four-year contract. As such, there has been media
speculation surrounding his job status, especially given the team's
struggles.

The coach was asked on Monday if he is concerned over his job security.

"My focus right now is trying to get us to win. And I think every player, we
just want to try to win. Worry about how the chips fall? We can’t do that,"
he said.



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