Michael Carter-Williams followed with a pair of free throws to send the Bucks to victory.
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“As great as he is, I’m going to try to make it as tough as possible for him”, Bayless said of guarding James.
Although the Cavaliers drew even with the Knicks on Thompson’s free throws, the Knicks held them scoreless over those final four minutes and scored six straight points, which gave them a 72-66 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
Raymond Felton scored 23 points and Charlie Villanueva added 19 as they made sure the Dallas Mavericks did not miss absent starters Dirk Nowitzki, Wesley Matthews and Chandler Parsons in a 110-98 win over the Houston Rockets. James does still take the No. 4 spot if you count by games, having barely edged out Oscar Robertson (917).Rookie centre Jahlil Okafor scored 24 points to lead Philadelphia who, despite his exploits, fell to 0-3.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 37 points and Blake Griffin had 34 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead shorthanded Los Angeles.
Interestingly, that set the stage for Bayless of all people to take on the task of defending James (!?) in the final three minutes, and shockingly it helped the Bucks pull away.
Guard Jimmy Butler scored 27 points to lead five Chicago players in double figures as the Bulls produced a 102-97 victory against the Charlotte Hornets. The Knicks missed their first 10 shots from the floor in the fourth quarter but maintained a 76-73 lead with 6:32 left.
Carmelo Anthony, left, being guarded by Cavaliers’ LeBron James on Friday, likes the direction his Knicks are headed. “I’ve been able to stay healthy in my career, and I’ve been able to play in two great organizations and also, incredible teammates and coaching staffs that allow me to be the best player I can be every night, and this is the result of it”. “And we didn’t get that chance, unfortunately”. “Look, we all make mistakes, but that’s a bad mistake”.
The same can not be said for Knicks’ forward Carmelo Anthony, who had a team-high 26 points but scored only four in the second half.
For as much as the Cavs struggled in the second overtime, they somehow STILL were in the game with 28 seconds left in the game after J.R. Smith hit a three to put the score at 108-105.
The Knicks outscored Cleveland 23-11 over the final seven minutes of the first half to go in front 53-46.
Jarrett Jack had 21 points and 12 assists for the Nets, who have opened the season with a 1-8 record.
James Harden had 25 points for the Rockets, but he went five-of-21 from the field at the Toyota Center.
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Spurs guard Tony Parker and French compatriot Boris Diaw stood at half court before the game with their team mates as a moment of silence was observed for the victims of Friday’s attacks in Paris. They travel to Milwaukee on Saturday and to Detroit on November 17…. Anthony made three straight shots in the run, scoring eight points and giving him 22 by intermission.
