No matter how bleak things look for the New York Knicks, they can take comfort knowing worse basketball is being played 10 miles away.

And if the New Jersey Nets don't win soon, they could be on the worst start to an NBA season.

Al Harrington and Danilo Gallinari each scored 17 points, and New York dropped New Jersey to 0-13 with a 98-91 victory yesterday.

The Nets inched closer to the NBA record of 17 consecutive losses to start a season, held by Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers. They'll try to avoid it during a difficult four-game trip out West that starts with back-to-back games at Denver and Portland, capped by a visit to the Lakers.

"I've never been in a situation like this," Nets guard Chris Douglas-Roberts said. "I really can't describe the feeling I have right now. I take every loss very hard, but this many losses without a win, I really don't know what to feel. I don't know where I'm at right now. Mentally, it's tough."

David Lee added 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Wilson Chandler and Larry Hughes each finished with 13 points for the Knicks, who have won two in a row after a 1-9 start that was the worst in franchise history and avoided what would have been another low point.

Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points and Brook Lopez had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who shot only 4 of 18 from 3-point range and barely broke 90 points against one of the NBA's worst defensive teams.

"It's frustrating all the way around and you can see it on guys' faces," said Nets guard Devin Harris, who was back for the injury-depleted Nets after missing 10 games with a strained right groin. He finished with 12 points.

• Cavaliers 97, 76ers 91: LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and Cleveland clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding visiting Philadelphia to 10 points in the final 12 minutes.

• Hornets 96, Hawks 88: Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first career double-double, and host New Orleans won its third in a row while snapping Atlanta's seven-game winning streak.

• Bucks 103, Grizzlies 98: Hot rookie Brandon Jennings led all players with 26 points and Luke Ridnour came off the bench with 13 points and 12 assists to bring visiting Milwaukee's winning streak to three.

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