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New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) goes up for a layup over Los Angeles Lakers guard Chris Duhon (21) in the first half of their NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. The Knicks defeated the Lakers 116-107. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) |
Anthony scores 30 as Knicks beat slumping Lakers
By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer /
December 14, 2012
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Sure enough, the Knicks made 12 3-pointers, right at their average, and turned it over just six times.
D'Antoni couldn’t get the Knicks’ offense going last season and tensions between he and Anthony seemed strained, though both denied it, when he resigned in March with the team threatening to fall out of the playoff race. The Knicks went 18-6 down the stretch under Woodson, who said he has kept aspects of D'Antoni’s system while adding in some wrinkles of his own.
The result is a team that has shot to the top of the Eastern Conference with a 17-5 record.
NOTES: The Knicks opened a six-game homestand. They don’t play on the road again until they visit the Lakers on Christmas. ... New York has won the last two meetings after dropping nine in a row. ... D'Antoni said he spent his off day in town visiting with his wife and son, who remained in New York after he took the Lakers job last month.
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