Knicks coach Mike Woodson strongly hinted Friday that he would stick with the same rotation and minutes in Saturday's Game 6.

That rotation kept the struggling Jason Kidd and the rusty Amare Stoudemire on the bench for the entire second half. Kidd appears to be barely hanging on at this point in the season while STAT is still adjusting after returning from his second knee surgery of the season. The absence of both players allow Chris Copeland to play a substantial role and the rookie forward gave the Knicks enough of a boost in Game 5 that Woodson said he might increase Copeland's minutes Saturday. It's hard to see either Kidd or STAT having much of an impact the rest of this series.

Jason Kidd has seven consecutive games with zero points and at least two rebounds, the longest such streak in NBA history (playoffs or regular season).

Since Game 2 vs. the Celtics on April 23rd, Kidd is a combined 0-of-14 from the field despite averaging 21.6 minutes per game. With J.R. Smith also in a shooting slump, it's small wonder the Knicks only scored 71 points in their Game 3 loss. Charles Jones used to hold the dubious record for games with zero points and two-plus rebounds, having done it six straight times as a backup big man for the Bullets in 1992.

Jason Kidd had three steals against the Celtics on Saturday to go with eight points, five boards, three assists and two 3-pointers in 35 minutes.

"He's been doing this all season," Mike Woodson said of Kidd. "He just seems to be in the right place at the right time." Woodson is right and Kidd just always seemed to be getting into the correct passing lanes and he was able to stretch the defense with five attempts from downtown. A healthy Kidd could go a long way for the Knicks.