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Wolves Shoot Down Kicks, 109-100 Hunters in Wisconsin, Montana and elsewhere have been given authorization to kill as many wolves as they can, despite protests from conservation groups that claim wolves are not yet ready to be removed from the "endangered species" list.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday night, November 3, the New York Knickerbockers tried hard to kill the spirits -- and shoot down the momentum -- of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but in the end, Wolves were never really in danger of losing, and they topped the Knicks, 109-100.

Why did the Knicks lose this game to the Wolves after surging ahead briefly? It is clear that when the Knicks allowed the Wolves 40 points in the first quarter, New York was in deep trouble, albeit they battled back.

"The Knicks made their run and we responded and went back up again," said Wolves' head coach Rick Adelman. "The Knicks are a good team. Carmelo (Anthony) got hot and he made some tough shots," Adelman continued. But, Adelman added, Corey Brewer and Derrick Williams "…made him work. All we wanted to do was make Carmelo work hard for his shots."

As for Anthony (known as "Melo"), who scored 22 points and had 17 rebounds, he didn't mention the extra pressure placed on him, saying...

We have to get in sync offensively. I have to get in sync offensively. That time will come."
Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Kenyon Martin and head coach Mike Woodson talked about the need New York had for a shovel (metaphorically that is). Chandler said, "Obviously we dug ourselves in a hole that we couldn't get out of." Anthony added: "We gave up 40 points in that first quarter. We dug ourselves into a hold and we had to fight back." Coach Woodson insisted that "…you can't come out in your home court and dig a hole like we did tonight."

By "…fighting" back, the Knicks began to dig part way out from the hole they placed themselves in, Anthony said. "We started feeling desperate."

Martin chimed in with his best "hole" metaphor: "The bench did an excellent job while the starters were resting but when you dig yourself a hole that that it is hard to get out of it."

Later in the interview, coach Woodson used "hole" in another context. "We've got to put the ball on the floor and try to get to the hole" (the basket).

The big scorer for the Wolves was a newcomer to Minnesota, Kevin Love, who tallied 34 points and hauled down 15 rebounds to lead his team. "He's only…

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