By MARC BERMAN

There was no All-Star berth for David Lee, but he got a different honor – Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Al Harrington won the honor in December. Lee also had the best line of the week, referring to this week’s showdowns, saying thankfully Kobe, Pierce and LeBron won’t be on the floor at the same time.

Here’s part of the NBA’s release.

“Lee helped the Knicks to a 3-0 week with wins over Houston, Atlanta and

Indiana. The fourth-year forward averaged 19.0 points on .535 shooting to

go along with 15.3 rebounds.

He recorded point-rebound double-doubles in all three contests and ranks second in the league with 35 double-doubles on the season . On Saturday at Indiana, Lee had 23 points and led the Knicks with 17 rebounds in New York’s 122-113 win over the Pacers.”

On a less-pleasant note, Eric Gordon and Brook Lopez won Rookie of the Month for January, two players the Knicks could have snatched at 6. Maybe Danilo for February.

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A little late with this but like to hear some Laker-Knick predictions tonight. I have Lakers 112, Knicks 111.