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Tonight Larry Brown will coach his first game at the Garden since his chilly departure from the New York Knicks, who will now face the ninth NBA team he has led, the Charlotte Bobcats.

Both the Knicks (4.5-point faves) and Bobcats enter this game with identical records at 1-2, but it's New York that faces more issues. Mike D'Antoni is facing constant questioning about his refusal to play Stephon Marbury as well as trying to change an entire culture around.

The Knicks scored 120 points in winning D'Antoni's debut last Wednesday, but have averaged 86.5 points while shooting 34.6 percent in the two losses since.

Charlotte is coming off a 101-83 loss to the Pistons on Monday where Jason Richardson scored four points on 2-of-10 shooting. The home team won all three matchups between these teams last season, with the Knicks winning twice. Bet on the NBA with Bodog today.