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Smith nails buzzer-beater as Knicks top Suns

nydailynews.com

J.R. Smith caught an inbounds pass from Jason Kidd thrown with 1.0 seconds on the clock and drained a miracle jumper to give the Knicks a wild 99-97 win over the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center Wednesday night.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Marcin Gortat obliterates J.R. Smith’s Dunk attempt in tonight’s matchup between the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks.

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

J.R. Smith hit two jumpers in the last 11 seconds of tonight's Knicks-Suns game to tie the Phoenix Suns and, with one second remaining, take a 99-97 lead for the Knicks in one of this NBA season's most clutch performances. More »

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Jared Dudley misses his shot but recovers the rock right out of Jason Kidd’s hands and goes up for the two-handed slam.

Ashley Brooke Nevel, dimemag.com

Houston Rockets Jeremy Lin goes inside passed Minnesota Timberwolves defenders and cashes in a reverse layup.

nba.com

Starters Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton missed the New York Knicks' game in Phoenix on Wednesday night because of injuries.

Spencer Lund, dimemag.com

We learned a few things while we all enjoyed ESPN and ABC’s quintuple header on Christmas with friends and family: the Lakers are back, the Clippers are legit, Houston seems to have found its legs, Oklahoma City still needs to figure out Miami, and LeBr…

CNNSI.com

NEW YORK (AP) -- Doc Rivers left home for the holiday, lost the game, and loved every minute of it.

nydailynews.com

Knicks starting guard Raymond Felton is likely to miss Wednesday night’s game against the Suns. The team said Wednesday afternoon that Felton is “questionable” to play because of sprained right pinkie he suffered Tuesday.

nba.com

The NBA's five-game Christmas Day schedule delivered big numbers for the NBA on ABC and ESPN, based on overnight ratings according to Nielsen. The day was highlighted by the New York Knicks-Los Angeles Lakers game generating a 5.9 overnight rating, the …

Stuart Miller, nytimes.com

The N.B.A. plays fewer intra-division games than any other sport, which means rivalries like Knicks-Nets don't get much time to grow.

Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com

The wisdom of playing on Christmas is still a matter of debate, but in the N.B.A. universe, programming reigns supreme.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The past year was a good one for LeBron James and the Miami Heat. Championships. Rings. Respect. Fear. They hogged all the goodies. Christmas day was no different. Yesterday’s NBA Finals rematch in Miami between the Heat and Thunder was a rugged, physic…