Trevor Ariza starred late as the Houston Rockets rallied past the New York Knicks 116-111 in overtime in the National Basketball Association on Sunday.
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A game where James Harden shoots poorly and Dwight Howard makes little impact seems like one that the Knicks should win.
The Rockets, however, went on a 12-0 run and then managed to tie the score with 32.2 seconds left when Marcus Thornton buried a three pointer.
Tonight was another occasion of the Knicks faltering at the end of the game, as they held a big lead in the fourth quarter but were unable to hold off the hard charging Rockets.
F Carmelo Anthony did not play Sunday against Rockets due to an illness.
“We fought. It wasn’t an easy game”, Harden said. NY coach Derek Fisher coached in his 100th career game since taking the job one week after Oklahoma City was eliminated in the 2014 Western Conference finals and of the franchise’s 27 coaches, he is the 15th to coach at least 100 games.
The Knicks committed 21 turnovers in the game, eight in the fourth quarter and overtime. Afflalo missed a three, but the Rockets fumbled the ball out of bounds, giving the Knicks another chance with 10.5 seconds left. The teams traded inside shots on their first possession of overtime but Thornton scored five straight points, upping the lead to 108-103 on a pull-up jumper and a 3-pointer from the left corner in front of the Knicks bench with 3:36 left. Only LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Jerry West and Oscar Robertson have averaged 30 points, six assists and six rebounds for a full season.
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Knicks: The Knicks’ four-game losing streak is their longest this season. 500 at 8-10. Their home struggles have continued, as they are 3-6 at Madison Square Garden on the season and have lot their first two games so far on this homestand. It’s the most they’ve lost consecutively since dropping nine straight from March 19-April 3 last season….
