"Carmelo Anthony tried shooting the Knicks out of their funk only to dig a deeper hole for the team and his beleaguered coach.

"We're in a little bit of a crisis," Mike D'Antoni said.

Anthony's shooting percentage is as poor as the Knicks' record after Steve Nash, D'Antoni's all-time favorite player, had 26 points and 11 assists while the struggling Phoenix Suns ended a five-game losing streak with a 91-88 victory. The stunning home loss — the Knicks were rested while Phoenix was coming off a blowout loss at Chicago — was the Knicks' fourth straight.

Anthony's sprained left wrist is a growing concern after the small forward scored 12 points on 5-for-22 shooting. In his last two games, he has missed 35 of 49 shots."