81.   But his shot is so lethal from beyond the arc, it has often done nothing but cost the Knicks a point.

82.   But no one knows how often booster doses will be required or whether repeated shots will be safe.

83.   But several shots were wide and one hit the post.

84.   But shots are not goals.

85.   But such shots are standard these days.

86.   But the biggest shot might have been the one he took at halftime right in the you-know-where.

87.   But the game came down to a final few possessions, and the game-deciding shot was on the wrong end of the court.

88.   But the greens are so fast, heavily contoured and large that reaching them is a dubious achievement if the shot is not close to the pin.

89.   But the shot was just off, and in many ways, so were the Knicks throughout an up-and-down, turbulent season.

90.   But the shot was wild and the chance failed.