Melo-less Knicks ease by Heat behind FeltonAssociated Press, ESPN.com Raymond Felton scored a season-high 27 points, and the New York Knicks connected on 18 3-pointers to more than offset the absence of Carmelo Anthony while topping the Miami Heat 112-92 on Thursday night. |
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Playing without Carmelo Anthony and despite a near triple-double from LeBron James, the Knicks hit eight three-pointers in the third quarter and cruised past the Heat 112-92 in Miami. |
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Carmelo Anthony was key in Knicks' November win over the Heat, but is not in the lineup because of stitches on his hand. Miami looks to rebound from a loss to Washington. Follow here. |
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Anthony Sits One OutDec 6, 2012
Nate Taylor, nytimes.com After getting stitches for a cut finger, Carmelo Anthony was told by Coach Mike Woodson to sit out Thursday's game against the Miami Heat. |
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Knicks' Anthony out vs. Heat with finger injuryDec 6, 2012
Carmelo Anthony will not play in the New York Knicks' game against the Miami Heat on Thursday night, one day after getting five stitches in the middle finger of his left hand. |
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Melo out for Knicks day after receiving stitchesDec 6, 2012
Jared Zwerling, ESPN.com Carmelo Anthony did not play in the New York Knicks' game against the Miami Heat on Thursday night, one day after getting five stitches in the middle finger of his left hand. |
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Carmelo Anthony (game-time decision, cut left middle finger) offers Pop zing to say he’ll be at Knicks/HeatDec 6, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com Carmelo Anthony's hand might not have been feeling 100 percent following his New York Knicks' too-close-for-comfort road win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. But he was still feeling up to making jokes, which is about all you can ask for, … |
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And the Award for Most Flops Goes To ...Dec 6, 2012
Howard Beck, nytimes.com Gerald Wallace and Reggie Evans of the Nets have been cited for two flopping violations each. The rest of the N.B.A. has been cited five times. |
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Evans Could Return Friday; Lopez Still OutDec 6, 2012
Howard Beck, nytimes.com Reggie Evans of the Nets is expected to play Friday against the Warriors. Brook Lopez will miss at least one more game. |
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5-on-5: Knicks vs. HeatDec 6, 2012
ESPN.com, ESPN.com Roundtable: We discuss the battle in Miami between Eastern leaders |
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Spencer Lund, dimemag.com With Lakers guard Kobe Bryant becoming the fifth and fastest player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, Dime is looking at all angles of the five-time champion’s career today. (Hey, we already called him the greatest player since 2000.) It’s equal … |
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Lakers reportedly turn down Pau Gasol trade offers from Raptors and Wolves, as they shouldDec 6, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com The Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday night, coasting to a 103-87 win over the Don't-Call-Me-Pelicans behind a record-setting performance from Kobe Bryant, strong second-half pressure defense and a combined 11-of-21 mark from be… |
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Andrew Bynum is pictured by fans in public working at his new, safer, hobby: Pop-a-Shot basketballDec 6, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Philadelphia 76ers center (technically, we suppose, as he's yet to play a minute with the team) Andrew Bynum has been roundly criticized of late for deciding to subject his oft-injured and surgically-beaten knees to the slicked-up hardwood of local bowl… |
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Justin Kubatko, nytimes.com Besides Jrue Holiday of the 76ers, Eric Bledsoe of the Clippers and Larry Sanders of the Bucks, in their third years, have made larger contributions to their teams this season. |
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Eric Freeman, yahoo.com New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith is a handful, the sort of player who can make eight 3-pointers in a game and then immediately come back the next week and miss all but one of his shots, make ill-advised decisions in big moments, and get in a screaming m… |
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Kobe Bryant Passes 30,000 Career NBA Points; J.R. Smith Hits A Game-Winning Buzzer-BeaterDec 6, 2012
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com They said they were going to stop the game in New Orleans once Kobe Bryant hit 30,000 career points. He did that just before the end of the first half, going off the dribble and hitting a running floater over Robin Lopez. But the game never ceased, and … |
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Nate Taylor, nytimes.com Raymond Felton, who sustained a bruised left thumb in a victory against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, decided not to skip Wednesday's game, playing with bandages taped on his hand for part of the game. |
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