He also said the Knicks didn't plan to waive Wallace to create a roster spot and hoped he would be ready to play in the postseason.

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Wallace wasn't thrilled after sitting out the entire fourth quarter in Game 3.

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Players such as Jason Kidd, Kurt Thomas, Rasheed Wallace and Marcus Camby, all 38 or older, were counted on to provide postseason experience but either weren't healthy (Thomas and Wallace), playing poorly (Kidd) or hardly playing at all (Camby) by the time the second round began.

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