National Basketball Association

Knicks C Turiaf out vs, Hornets

Published Dec. 3, 2010 7:21 p.m. ET

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Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni says starting center Ronny Turiaf will miss his third straight game with a sore left knee.

With Turiaf out for Friday night's game at New Orleans, Amare Stoudemire will move to center and Wilson Chandler enters the starting lineup at forward.

Turiaf is averaging 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 22.8 minutes per game this season. This marks the sixth game in 20 he's missed this season for New York.