Tom shrieked when Scan scored a deep cut down one side of his face.
He scored only once more down the stretch, finishing with 29 points, and was 11 for 30 from the field in a 93-85 loss.
Held scoreless in the first half, Alexander drilled six 3-pointers and scored 26 points down the stretch.
Thomas scored 5 straight points down the stretch to keep the Knicks in contention.
Houston scored 7 points down the stretch and pulled the Knicks to 91-87 by sinking a 3-pointer with 3:22 left.
His claws scored a long gash down Gryph's left side.
Parker scored the sheetrock three times down the same line, and the fourth time the knife broke through over the whole length.
But Gordon scored 8 points down the stretch to put the game away.
Cardozo was again the penalty taker and scored straight down the middle.
He scored vital runs down the order on many occasions.