Knicks face tough closing stretch, starting with Tari Eason-led Rockets

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Houston Rockets fourth-year forward Tari Eason was somewhat reticent to admit that a team meeting called before a game at Memphis last Friday had as much to do with Eason as anything else.

Eason had been mired in an extended and miserable slump and had ceded his spot in the starting lineup to second-year guard Reed Sheppard. His teammates wanted to make clear to Eas