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On Monday, the Knicks dismantled the Pistons for the third time this season, 99-85.

There were plenty of similarities between Monday's game and the one played in Britain in January, that one a 102-87 Knicks victory. Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 27 points Monday, after posting 26 in London. The Knicks began Monday's game by building a 20-6 lead. They had a 16-2 lead after the first five minutes in London.

But Tyson Chandler provided one notable difference, giving the Garden crowd a reason to remain engaged in the fourth quarter Monday in a game whose outcome had long been Chandler was responsible for the biggest highlight — and the loudest roar from the crowd — midway through the fourth. After the Pistons' Will Bynum missed a free throw with 6 minutes 3 seconds left, Chandler corralled the ball to secure his 20th rebound, reaching that total for the third straight game. The last Knick to achieve the feat was Willis Reed in 1969. No N.B.A. player has recorded 20 rebounds in four straight games.

"It's a tough feat," Chandler said. "It hasn't been done in a long time since Willis Reed, and anytime you are mentioned in the same breath, it's a tall task."

Chandler had plenty of opportunities for rebounds against the Pistons, who shot 40 percent from the field and missed 52 shots. When Chandler came out of the game with 4:49 remaining he received a warm ovation.

The Knicks (31-15) have won five straight games, all at the Garden. That streak has allowed them to stay within a half-game of the Miami Heat for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks now have a .673 winning percentage, compared with the .375 clip they were playing at a year ago.

After the Knicks left London, Woodson said he gave his team a goal over their remaining games before the All-Star break, which begins Feb. 14.

"I said we had to go 9-2 in that stretch and we're on pace if we continue to win," Woodson said before the game. "That's important because when we come back off this All-Star break, it really gets tough. Games are going to start coming so fast at us. March will be a tough month, so we have to put ourselves ahead of the pace going into the All-Star break so we're prepared for March when we come back."

The Knicks will play the Wizards in Washington on Wednesday, giving them a chance to extend their winning streak and offering Chandler an opportunity to do something not even Reed could do.

REBOUNDS

Monday's game marked the one-year anniversary Jeremy Lin's sudden rise with the Knicks last season, and the start of Linsanity. Lin, an undrafted free agent from Harvard, had 25 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds in a victory against the Nets. Lin's last game in a Knicks uniform was against the Pistons on March 24. After that game, Lin, now with the Houston Rockets, rested his knee. He had season-ending surgery April 2.