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Karl Fuming At Isiah
By Marty Gitlin
WagerWeb.com Contributing Writer
The physical war was over, but the verbal battle had just begun Monday.
After the combatants from the brawl between Denver and New York on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden had been suspended, the accusations began to fly.
The chief accuser was Nuggets coach George Karl, who blames Knicks counterpart Isiah Thomas for precipitating the incident.
“He’s full of (crap),� Karl fumed to the Rocky Mountain News. “He’s a total (butt) hole and he should be held accountable for what his actions are.
“There’s no question in my mind it was premeditated. It was directed by Isiah.�
Thomas accused Karl of running up the score by keeping his starters in the game despite holding a 19-point lead with just over a minute remaining.
The incident began after a hard foul by New York’s Mardy Collins on Denver’s J.R. Smith, who was driving to the basket.
Denver star and NBA leading scorer Carmelo Anthony received the longest suspension of 15 games for punching Collins. Anthony’s agent, Calvin Andrews, said his client told him that Thomas made threats seconds before the fight. Andrews claimed Anthony was warned by Thomas, “You and your teammates better not go to the hole (because) you might get hurt.�
Thomas denied the accusations.
If both teams were devastated by the suspensions Monday night, they didn’t play like it. When Denver needed a big performance, the smallest man in the NBA stepped up. Backup point guard Earl Boykins scored 29 points and slid his 5-foot-7 frame underneath for seven rebounds in a 117-108 defeat of Washington despite the absence of Anthony and Smith. Starting point guard Andre Miller added 27 points.
And with Collins, Nate Robinson, Jerome James and Jared Jeffries all suspended, the Knicks edged visiting Utah, 97-96, in overtime. Thomas used Channing Frye, David Lee, Jamal Crawford and Stephon Marbury for at least 44 minutes apiece.
The latter responded the best. After his 31-point performance Saturday night was overshadowed by the brawl, Marbury contributed 29 points and eight assists against the Jazz, while Lee added 17 points and a career-high 20 rebounds.
RISING SUNS: How torrid is Phoenix? The Suns are heavy favorites to extend their winning streak to 15 Tuesday night against invading Toronto.
The Raptors have won three consecutive games despite the absence of leading scorer and rebounder Chris Bosh, yet they are a 13.5-point underdogs, according to
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