Knicks 104, Nets 95: "Good game, but that third quarter stagnation was really ominous."
The Knicks let the Nets hang around, but benefited from a huge first quarter from Carmelo Anthony and avoided the trap game loss.
New York
Knicks
104
New York
Knicks
104
| Final - 4.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | 38 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 104 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 95 |
Stories
Hot Start Propels Knicks to Win Over Nets
In front of a home crowd at the Prudential Center, the Knicks scorched the Nets in the first quarter and held on for a 104-95 victory on Wednesday.
Postgame Thread: Knicks 104, Nets 95
That got frighteningly close for a second, but Carmelo Anthony's preposterous first quarter was enough of a buffer to save the Knicks from their own sluggishness in the middle two quarters. It was...
2nd Half Game Thread: Knicks @ Nets
Knicks 64, Nets 47 at the half.
Game 63 - Nets vs. Knicks - Wednesday, April 18, 7:30
It's Nets vs. Knicks for the last time as a New Jersey vs. New York rivalry. Next year, it will still be a cross river rivalry, but the river will be different. The Knicks hold a two-game edge historically.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 38 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 104 |
| New Jersey | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 95 |
| New York | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 35 | 11-21 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 7-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 33 |
| Landry Fields | 19 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Tyson Chandler | 37 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 10-6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2-0 | 18 |
| Iman Shumpert | 28 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 8 |
| Mike Bibby | 36 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| J.R. Smith | 30 | 6-16 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 15 |
| Toney Douglas | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Steve Novak | 26 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Bill Walker | 8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Josh Harrellson | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jerome Jordan | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jared Jeffries | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Amare Stoudemire | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Baron Davis | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Lin | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 36-83 | 13-35 | 19-24 | 41-9 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 17-0 | 104 | |
| .434 | .371 | .792 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 2 (13 pts) | |||||||
| New Jersey | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Wallace | 31 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5-0 | 21 |
| Kris Humphries | 38 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 15-7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Jordan Williams | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Marshon Brooks | 20 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Sundiata Gaines | 28 | 7-13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 18 |
| Johan Petro | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Gerald Green | 25 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 12 |
| Anthony Morrow | 31 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 33 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 9 |
| Armon Johnson | 11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Jerry Smith | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Deron Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jordan Farmar | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Shelden Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Brook Lopez | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Damion James | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 35-78 | 10-25 | 15-17 | 44-9 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 21-0 | 95 | |
| .449 | .400 | .882 | Team Reb: 4 | Total TO: 0 (9 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Dick Bavetta, Derek Richardson, Eric Dalen
Duration:2:12
Officials: - Dick Bavetta, Derek Richardson, Eric Dalen
Duration:2:12
