In the span of just a few days, the Charlotte Bobcats have somehow climbed back into playoff contention while the New York Knicks are facing questions about a potential monumental collapse. And Carmelo Anthony is as dumbfounded as anybody. The suddenly surging Bobcats became the latest team to run past the struggling Knicks on Saturday night. Boris Diaw scored 20 points and Stephen Jackson added 19 despite a sore hamstring and another technical foul in 114-106 victory that moved Charlotte within a game of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. "We needed this so bad," said coach Paul Silas, whose team stunned Boston a night earlier. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310326030
