This is not a story about how LeBron James had to learn to play with Mario Chalmers. It is not a story about the trouble Kobe Bryant had adjusting his game to fit in with Steve Blake.

So why should it be about Carmelo Anthony finding a way to fit in alongside Jeremy Lin?

It might be what Anthony has been asking himself, too, as he has in the span of a year gone from the savior of the Knicks, who shipped a good chunk of their roster to Denver to obtain him, to the player who is ruining the chemistry of the team.

With three losses already on a road trip that continues in Milwaukee tonight, the doubts have been raised again.

The numbers might indicate that; the Knicks were struggling to an 8-15 record before Lin emerged and coincidentally, Anthony was injured and Amar'e Stoudemire left to be with his family after the death of his brother.

When Lin shouldered the load, the Knicks won eight of nine games, creating a worldwide frenzy, one that has taken a hit since Anthony returned and the Knicks have dropped five of seven.

Anthony's frustration with his performance and the team's showed Tuesday, when he bolted from the locker room without speaking after a 2-for-12, six-point night, walking past coach Mike D'Antoni's press conference before being coaxed off the team bus.

When he did speak, just as he did the next night, he said all the right things maybe too enthusiastically to be believable.

"It's going to happen," Anthony said after Wednesday's loss in San Antonio. "I'm not too concerned about that. I believe in coach and how smart he is as a coach and the knowledge he has in the basketball game. So I believe in him."

When Anthony returned from a strained groin Feb. 20, he has not only seen the team lose, but his numbers have dipped, too. He was averaging 16.3 points per game before he scored 27 on 12-of-24 shooting Wednesday as the Knicks were manhandled by the Spurs.

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Chemistry questions surround Carmelo, Knicks again