Nets Win Third Straight, Beat Kings 111-99
Anthony Morrow led the Nets past the Kings 111-99 on Saturday night for their season-high third straight win.
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Anthony Morrow led the Nets past the Kings 111-99 on Saturday night for their season-high third straight win.
Bigger than Shaq? Larger than LeBron? The Knicks as NBA champions? Nothing seems too Lin-possible now.
Jeremy Lin put aside his record-setting scoring to hand out a career-best 13 assists, and the New York Knicks got back to .500 with their seventh straight victory, 100-85 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.
Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, Tyson Chandler had 18 of his 22 in the second half, and the New York Knicks assumed control early in beating the Sacramento Kings 114-92 on Saturday night.
Forward Amare Stoudemire did not dress for the New York Knicks on Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings because of a sprained left ankle.
Though the lottery is right here in the Tri-State area, there's little excitement with the Nets and Knicks not involved. The Jazz own the Nets' pick, currently No. 6, from the Deron Williams trade.
Mike D'Antoni warned his players this could happen and told reporters before the game it was a concern. Then his Knicks went out and confirmed every one of his fears.
While his team has held five consecutive opponents to fewer than 100 points, New Jersey Nets coach Avery Johnson would like to see better results. There's a good chance that could happen against the slumping Sacramento Kings.
It's nice the Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night, but it doesn't mean anything if the win doesn't turn into any sort of consistent play and success.
Amare Stoudemire and Danilo Gallinari each scored 27 points to help the New York Knicks snap a six-game losing streak with a 113-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.
One of these teams' lengthy losing streaks will end Wednesday night when the Kings look to defeat the visiting Knicks for the 11th time in 14 meetings.
Devin Harris had 21 points and 10 assists, helping the New Jersey Nets stage another late rally in a 106-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
The New Jersey Nets were the worst home team in the NBA last season. The Sacramento Kings were near the bottom in road wins. One of the teams will take a step toward changing that this season when they meet Friday night.
