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Knicks strength becomes weakness with twin surprising falls

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Jerian Grant and Derrick Williams

Backup rookie point guard Jerian Grant was benched for the second half and the Knicks’ former sixth man Derrick Williams didn’t play in Orlando on Wednesday.

The two buzzards of the Knicks’ second unit — both significant Phil Jackson summer additions — are going through hard times. It has left the Knicks, losers of two straight, in a quandary despite an 8-8 record entering Friday’s Miami rematch at the Garden.

While Williams’ fall may have been predicted because of a marginal résumé as the second pick in 2011, Grant’s confidence crash has been stunning.