來源： http://ppt.cc/ZM1V Tyson Chandler and Kenyon Martin out for Knicks against Chicago Bulls Mike Woodson clearly is going to have to get creative without any true centers or big men available for the Knicks’ game Thursday in Chicago — so much so that he might even use Carmelo Anthony in the middle. Kenyon Martin, who sprained his left ankle in Tuesday’s division-clinching win over Washington, and Tyson Chandler (neck) didn’t travel with the Knicks for a back-to-back set at the Bulls and the Cavaliers. As the Daily News first reported, the Knicks were close to making a minor move Wednesday to sign 6-8 free agent forward James Singleton, who played this season in China after averaging 3.9 points and 3.7 rebounds over 243 NBA games from 2005-12. Once Singleton’s addition is made official, a source said, the Knicks will cut injured veteran Kurt Thomas, who will undergo surgery next week to repair a stress fracture in his right foot. Marcus Camby (left plantar fasciitis) also has been listed as doubtful for the Bulls game, likely leaving Woodson with a small lineup that figures to feature 6-8 rookie forward Chris Copeland – or occasionally even the NBA’s leading scorer, the 6-8 Anthony — at center. Big men Thomas (foot), Amar’e Stoudemire (knee) and Rasheed Wallace (foot) are not expected to play again in the regular season, which ends Wednesday. Thomas, 40, the NBA’s oldest player, hasn’t appeared in a game since playing a season-high 27 minutes, knowing his foot was already injured, against Utah on March 18 Wallace has taken shots in practice in recent days, and Woodson said the veteran forward might resume running next week. Chandler will sit out Thursday for the 12th time in 16 games due to a bulging disc in his neck. “We have to nurse (Martin) back and we have to get Rasheed and Tyson and all our bigs; we have to somehow get a few of them back,” Woodson said. “But we’ve got time. We have five games left and we’ll play the guys that are in uniform. That means Copeland and (Steve) Novak have got to play big. That’s all.” The Knicks (51-26) tied a team record with 20 three-pointers in Tuesday’s 120-99 rout of the Wizards, their 13th straight win, with Anthony netting 36 points to match Bernard King’s club mark of five consecutive games with 35 or more. Anthony said after the game that he’d prefer to have Martin and the others sit out if it means getting healthy for the playoffs, jokingly adding, “I’d rather continue playing the ‘five’ (center) position.” After clinching their first Atlantic Division title since 1994, the Knicks lead Indiana by 2.5 games for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They will meet the Pacers on Sunday afternoon at the Garden. “We want to keep this thing rolling,” Anthony said. “If I said we’re not worried about that, I’d be lying to you.” The Bulls (42-35) are in the No. 5 spot in the East, despite being without former MVP Derrick Rose all season. They are a possible first-round opponent if they finish as the sixth or seventh seed, and are 3-0 against the Knicks this season. "We got one more shot at it to go out there and win the game and keep our streak alive and do what we have to do,” Anthony said. “The way we’ve been playing right now, we can only worry about ourselves.” 前面已經有版友貼過的消息(如簽下Singleton跟KT說再見等)就不翻了， 拳王跟K-mart在接下來客場兩戰中將不隨隊移動， 另外Rasheed、KT、阿罵也不被認為會在例行賽中再度上場， Woodson表示剩下的五場例行賽中CC、Novak甚至甜瓜需要將禁區扛下來， 對此甜瓜表示，"如果能讓他們健康的迎接季後賽的話，我願意一直扛下中鋒這位置" 剩下的比賽中對公牛都要注意，公牛有可能在第一輪遇上，而且本季打尼克打的很順， 另外是週日在主場對戰溜馬，目前領先溜馬2.5場，是保住第二順位的關鍵一戰。 --

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