"Who knows, who knows?" Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said. "I think probably just like anything else, there might be some (extra motivation for Carmelo). But they also have to work on how they're going to play. It's the first game of the year, everybody had short training camps, so I'm sure they're probably just trying to get into their flow and how they're going to play in all these games. So it's probably a combination."