Improved Knicks attempt to cool off surging Kings

With a renewed emphasis on defense, the New York Knicks have posted three consecutive double-digit wins, a trend they hope continues Sunday night when they host the surging Sacramento Kings.

The Knicks faced a reckoning last weekend when they allowed an embarrassing 41 points in the third quarterof a 21-point home loss to the Dallas Mavericks. But since that terrible outing - their fourth loss in a five-game stretch in w