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MILWAUKEE -- Jamal Crawford was in his usual place at the end of the game, with the ball and the Knicks' fate in his hands. This time it would not be his last shot of a prolific game, but merely one trying to prevent an irritating loss that was well deserved.

Karma, or the law of averages, kicked in and Crawford missed. And just to make sure, the officials waved off the shot because he stepped out of bounds.

So two days after dominating the Heat at the Garden, the Knicks lost, 107-105, to the Bucks, who snapped a six-game losing streak and continue to play without Michael Redd (patellar tendon strain). A game after a career-high 52 points against Miami, when he made 16 straight field-goal tries, Crawford scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter but shot only 9-for-24. His "thang," as Isiah Thomas described the state of being on fire, was quickly a thing of the past.

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