After their Jeremy Lin-inspired surge in February, the Knicks have begun to slide again, losing six of their last eight games — a trend that began when Anthony, J. R. Smith and Baron Davis joined the rotation. Their chemistry is again in flux, and Anthony is clearly struggling to find his way in a new, Lin-centric offense.

He admitted as much, saying: “I think anytime you go from the early part of the season, just having the ball and me just having the ball and being the distributor, and now just running the wings and waiting for the ball to come to me, that’s quite an adjustment for myself.”

It is an adjustment that Anthony and the Knicks will have to make soon, before they lose their hold on a playoff spot. They have 28 games to reestablish an identity and get Anthony back in the fold.

“I think we all are adjusting, we all are sacrificing for the betterment of the team,” said Amar’e Stoudemire. “That’s what it takes to win a championship. You got to sacrifice in order to get to that point.”

It's been a rough go for the New York Knicks as of late. The Knicks have lost five of their past seven games, after Jeremy Lin and "Linsanity" came in and turned the season around.

Coincidentally, the Knicks' latest slump comes with the return of forward Carmelo Anthony to the lineup. New York is only 2-6 with both Anthony and Lin in the lineup together, and 7-1 with Lin in the lineup and Anthony out.

The Knicks were winning after Lin burst onto the scene while Anthony was out of the lineup with an injury. They have had problems winning with Anthony in the lineup ever since they acquired him from the Denver Nuggets last season. There were questions upon his return if Anthony could come back and simply fit into the mix, since things were going so well without him.

Whether or not you feel like he has or hasn't fit in, it's hard to ignore the Knicks' record since his return. It's not exactly fair to point the finger solely at Melo, but that's what's going to happen. Lin's early success has made Melo the goat in the public eye, and he's going to have to be big enough to shoulder the blame until the Knicks can get things figured out.

【NBA快讯】在全明星周末之前,纽约尼克斯队是联盟当中最为炙手可热的球队,他们从一支远离东部前八的球队一路杀到前八名之内,而一切在很大程度上都应该归功于尼克斯队控卫林书豪的突然崛起。

而现在尼克斯的当家球星小甜瓜安东尼伤愈复出,尼克斯队在东部的排名却没有如球迷所料扶摇直上。安东尼复出之后的八场比赛中,尼克斯队的战绩仅为2胜6负,现在的尼克斯队弥漫着一种沮丧的情绪。

小甜瓜打得很郁闷。他在接受媒体采访的时候表示,由于他的控球权现在不够多,没有办法像以前那样更多持球进攻,这是他现在表现不如以前稳定的原因。“以前的打法是大部分时候都由我掌控球和分配球,现在我只能等着球传到我手里...这是我个人调整的一部分。” 安东尼在尼克斯队此前输给小牛队之后曾经这样说道。

这段时间的尼克斯,进攻不流畅,防守强度不强悍,全队似乎处在一个调整期。但可能最需要调整的就是安东尼,林书豪的存在使得安东尼再没有办法掌握绝对的控球权了。

安东尼和林书豪,他们真的能在德安东尼的体系下共存么?