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On the night the Knicks honored the 40th anniversary of their last championship team, Carmelo Anthony finished with 41 points and New York beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-83 for its 11th straight victory.
With the Atlantic Division all but wrapped up, the Knicks need to finish ahead of the Indiana Pacers and earn the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks have won 10 straight games, and the best one of them all came against the Hawks on Wednesday night.
Carmelo Anthony put on another scoring show, though he didn't have to do it alone.
Tuesday night's win against the Heat was much less dramatic or significant than it could have been if the Heat's stars were on the court. But it was significant in another way: Carmelo Anthony's 50-point effort might mean that he is about to hit his stride.
Carmelo Anthony released his final shot of the night then skipped backward, already knowing the outcome. The shot was good. For Anthony and the New York Knicks, the outcome was even better.
No matter the competition or the circumstances, a winning streak of this caliber is impressive. But this one does carry some red flags for the Knicks.
The President and CEO of Cablevision Systems Corporation and executive chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company fired a security guard on the spot for not knowing who he was during the Knicks' contest with the Celtics, according to a report.
While the Heat could be short-handed, they should have plenty of extra incentive when the rivals wrap up their season series Tuesday night in Miami.
Carmelo Anthony had 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Knicks extended their winning streak to eight Sunday night, beating the Boston Celtics 108-89.
J.R. Smith hasn't had a run like this since high school. No NBA reserve has in more than two decades.
The Knicks haven't had Amar'e Stoudemire at full strength for either of their first-round exits in the last two years, and even he acknowledges that he's "injury prone."
Look who has the NBA's longest winning streak now.
Smith is taking the ball to the hoop with reckless abandon. It has turned someone known as a volume shooter into a player who could even be considered ... efficient.
J.R. Smith scored 32 points, Carmelo Anthony added 29 and the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to five games with a 100-85 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
