After a hot first half, Anthony fell into a cold spell in the second half, missing his first nine shots.
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The Cavs played from behind most of the night and led for just 24 seconds after halftime.
The Eastern Conference is well represented in this battle as the NY Knicks welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Madison Square Garden in this National Basketball Association match-up.
“We just have to take what we did in this game, the intensity and the energy we played with, and carry it over”, Monroe said.
Andre Igoudala’s three-pointer for Golden State with 4.7 seconds left in regulation sent the game to overtime, but the Warriors then dominated as they outscored the Nets 10-2 in the extra five minutes. Porzingis totaled 10 points and 15 rebounds, and Carmelo Anthony chipped in 29 points, but it was not enough for coach Derek Fisher’s club. On the other hand, Milwaukee has struggled on offense, averaging 96.6 points per contest (tied for 24th), while being exposed on the glass, averaging just 37.9 boards per game (30th). There was very little ball movement, just a lot of standing around…
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Stephen Curry might be doing great things out West, but LeBron James looks every bit like the MVP through the first nine games of the season – especially over the last week. Anthony wanted to beat LeBron James more than he wanted to breathe.
NY finished the third quarter on a 6-0 run to enter the final period with a 72-66 lead.
Memphis’ Zach Randolph had a put-back basket with less than a second left to give the Grizzlies victory over Portland 101-100. The third quarter was played relatively even, but then the Cavaliers owned the fourth quarter, winning it 24-12 and taking home the win. The 7-3 Latvian finished the night with 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds to mark his fourth double-double in the last six games.
This had all of the makings of how the previous games have went, except for the ending.
Anthony traveled on the next possession and James tied it at 82 with two minutes left. Afflalo was forced to take a further fadeaway shot and missed it. LeBron James and Mo Williams each hit jump shots, and Williams knocked down two free throws with Amundson and Thomas on the floor. Williams iced it with a pair of free throws for an 88-84 cushion. Bucks shooting guard Jerryd Bayless missed a jumper at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime, and James had six Cleveland’s eight points, but missed a potential game-winner as time expired.
Anthony scored 26 for the Knicks, but 22 came in the first half and his only field goal in the second half was a follow dunk as James kept his friend in check when it mattered.
Cavaliers: Jefferson was questionable before the game with a right ankle injury, but scored 14 points in 39 minutes.
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It’s never going to be easy to beat LeBron, but for the second straight game the Knicks had him right where they wanted him and they couldn’t seal the deal.
