Links: Wizards Players Happy With Effort Against Knicks, Despite Loss

Today's long list of links:

• Recaps of last night's 99-96 loss to the Knicks, featuring lots of happy talk from the home team even in defeat: [us | CSN Washington (Miller, Hanrahan/Standig video | Jackson | Johnson | Hanrahan) | Washington Post | Washington Times | Washington Examiner | SB Nation D.C. | AP | Washington Wizards Examiner | WUSA9 | Wizards Extreme | We Love DC]
  
• Must-read links on the game: [Popcorn Machine | HoopData's advanced box score]
• Video highlights.
• Ted Leonsis wrote a lot about last night's game. Still trying to digest how I feel about it.
• Recaps from the road media [Posting And Toasting | Knickerblogger | Bergen Record | New York Times | New York Daily News | New York Post | Newsday | MSG (notebook, video)
  
• Carmelo Anthony elbowed Trevor Booker on the game-winner, then played dumb when asked about it. [SB Nation D.C.]
• While we're all happy with Chris Singleton, I imagine the Knicks are pretty happy with the man they picked over him, Iman Shumpert. [New York Daily News | New York Post]
• The Wizards are one of eight teams that have expressed interest in trading for DeMarcus Cousins. The others: Boston, Indiana, Detroit, New Jersey, Portland, Houston and Utah. [Marc Stein]
• In that vein, some of the quotes from Wall's representatives in this piece are concerning. [Sean Deveney, Sporting News]
• Hilarious story about several members of the Wizards watching PTI in the locker room just as Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon are bashing the team [SB Nation D.C.]
• One writer compared Wall to Brandon Jennings. [NBA.com]