The Boston Celtics invade Madison Square Garden to battle the New York Knicks tonight.
While some suspected Carmelo Anthony was going to shut it down with a nagging knee injury early last month, he's playing some of his best basketball of the season right now.
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Anthony tries to stay hot as the New York Knicks go for a fifth consecutive home win Tuesday night against the struggling Boston Celtics.
Carmelo Anthony caught fire, and the Los Angeles Lakers never heated up.
Anthony dropped in 18 of his 31 points in the third quarter Sunday, and the New York Knicks pulled away for a 92-80 victory over the cold-shooting Lakers.
“We came out ready to play and played hard,” said Anthony, who hit 13-of-25 field goals.
“Offensively, we got it going early and got it going again in the third quarter. I got hot. I got lucky. Some shots went in for me.”
Langston Galloway contributed 13 points for the hosting Knicks (10-38) winners for the fifth time in the last seven games.
Carlos Boozer had 19 points with 10 rebounds; Jordan Clarkson also netted 19 for the Lakers (13-35), who shot an icey 35.5 per cent en route to their ninth loss in the last 10 games.
With All-Star guard Kobe Bryant lost to season-ending shoulder surgery, the Lakers firepower was limited, especially after centre Jordan Hill left in the opening quarter because of a right hip flexor.
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The Boston Celtics have now lost three straight and four of their last five after falling to the Heat by 83-75 on Sunday. Avery Bradley and Tyler Zeller led the team with 17 points each while Brandon Bass added 15, but no one else finished in double digits in scoring as the Celtics shot a miserable 37 percent from the field and 4 of 19 from the three-point line. Defensively, the Celtics didn't have to worry about Dwyane Wade who was out and Chris Bosh shot just six of 19 from the field, but there was just no way of stopping the rookie Hassan Whiteside who dominated the paint with 20 points on 10 of 17 shooting.
Meanwhile, the New York Knicks have been playing some of their best basketball of the season resulting in five wins in their last seven outings including a 92-80 win over the Lakers on Sunday. In what was a pretty sloppy game from both teams, Carmelo Anthony shone for 31 points on 13 of 25 shooting while Langston Galloway added 13 points. No other Knicks player finished in double figures, but with the Lakers shooting just 35.5 percent from the field, Anthony's production was more than enough. With the win, New York improved to 10-38 on the season and 7-17 at home.
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