Anthony scores 25 as Knicks beat Thunder 93-90
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points, and the New York Knicks held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 93-90.
The Knicks took control with a 16-4 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 16. The Knicks led 82-66 with 8:53 left, and the Thunder cut it to 3 in the final seconds. Russell Westbrook’s 3-pointer made it 93-90 with 12.7 seconds left, Robin Lopez threw the ball away with 11.8 seconds left, and Westbrook missed a 30-foot 3-pointer with 8.9 seconds to go. The Thunder had the ball down 3, but Dion Waiters missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
Jose Calderon had 10 points (6 on 2 3-pointers), 7 assists and 3 steals, and Langston Galloway added 5 points and 5 steals.
For the Thunder, Westbrook had 34 points (15 in the fourth quarter), 7 assists and 4 steals. Westbrook scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks shot 45.8% from the field and 60.0% from 3 to the Thunder’s 38.0% and 10.3%. The Thunder outscored the Knicks 52-16 in the paint.