Knicks Roll Past Struggling Hornets, 107-88
Amare Stoudemire scored 24 points, Carmelo Anthony added 22, and the New York Knicks rolled to a 107-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
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Amare Stoudemire scored 24 points, Carmelo Anthony added 22, and the New York Knicks rolled to a 107-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
Point guard Chauncey Billups will miss the Knicks' game against New Orleans on Wednesday night because of a bruised left thigh he hurt when he banged into Magic center Dwight Howard on Tuesday.
The Knicks may need to overcome the absence of Chauncey Billups to show some improvement defensively, as they try to beat the sputtering New Orleans Hornets for the sixth consecutive time Wednesday.
Jared Jeffries is expected to be in uniform when the Knicks host New Orleans on Wednesday. To make room, the Knicks parted ways with forward Corey Brewer, a day after waiving guard Kelenna Azubuike.
Dwight Howard had 30 points and 16 rebounds, Jameer Nelson scored 23 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Orlando Magic outlasted the New York Knicks 116-110 on Tuesday night.
WFAN's Neil Keefe will be live blogging tonight's Rangers vs. Sabres and Knicks vs. Magic right here, all night.
Knicks fans hope that Jared Jeffries' third stint with New York will end on a better note than his first two. The Knicks will sign Jeffries "once he clears waivers today," the NY Post reported Tuesday.
The Magic begin a stretch of three games against some of the East's top contenders with Tuesday's visit from the Knicks, who bounced back from a loss to the league's worst team by beating one of the best.
It was an excellent Knicks win over the Heat on Sunday. While people are focusing on what it means for the Knicks, this game actually told us more about the Heat.
The Knicks have waived guard Kelenna Azubuike, who never played for the team while recovering from major knee surgery. The move opens a roster spot for a team that is looking to add size.
Could Friday and Sunday night for the Knicks been any different? It's the beauty of basketball that the same group of players can give such contrasting performances only two days apart.
The Knicks won a thrilling game in Miami, but beating the Heat was as odd as losing to Cleveland two nights earlier. If you peeled off your Charles Oakley Snuggie you'd see that there's sincere concern over the Melo deal.
You may have heard the big news last week: The Knicks finally got Carmelo Anthony. Perhaps lost in the shuffle of Melomania was that Chauncey Billups made the trip from Denver as well — and that move is already looking brilliant for New York.
New York hoops hasn't been this entertaining in a while. But owners point to Carmelo Anthony's move from Denver to New York, and Deron Williams from Utah to New Jersey as proof the league needs a hard salary cap to stem the exodus of stars from small-market teams to big ones.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, Amare Stoudemire added 16 points and a huge blo.cked shot against LeBron James with 7 seconds left, and the New York Knicks stunned the Miami Heat 91-86
