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WHAT IT MEANS: Sunday's game was billed as a matchup between Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, the top two scorers in the NBA. But it turned into the J.R. Smith Show late in the fourth quarter. Smith sealed the Knicks' 125-120 win with two hu...

The Knicks are in Oklahoma City with their 11-game winning streak on the line. The game was billed as a battle between two of the game's top scorers, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony. But the first half was a showcase for ... Chris Copeland? ...

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony did not make it to shootaround due to a stomach virus, according to the team. Anthony, the second-leading scorer in the NBA, is listed as probable for Wednesday's game against the Warriors, which means he's ...

Carmelo Anthony is widely recognized as one of the best scorers on the planet. He showed you why again on Sunday night. Anthony tied the New York Knicks' franchise record for 3-pointers in a single game when he hit nine against the Atlanta Ha...

Amar'e Stoudemire has been in the NBA for nine-plus seasons. But when he walked toward the scorer's table late in the first quarter on Tuesday, in some ways it felt like his first day in the league. "I was extremely nervous; I had butterflies...

His team was down five early in the fourth quarter of a recent game against the Denver Nuggets, so Mike Woodson's first thought, naturally, was to put the ball in Carmelo Anthony's hands. But Anthony, the NBA's second-leading scorer, had a differe...

How's this for a Christmas present? For just the third time in NBA history, the league's top two scorers will match up on Christmas Day. Here are a few things to keep an eye on when Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks take on Kobe Bryant and the Lakers...

He may not score that much anymore, but 39-year-old Jason Kidd is proving he still knows how to win.

Carmelo Anthony came to New York with the reputation of a fantastic scorer who didn't give enough effort in other facets of the game. Mike Woodson, though, says that he's never seen the player that fits that description. Listen to the complete i...

Every weekday throughout the season, ESPNNewYork.com will tackle a burning question about the Knicks in our "Opening Tip" segment. Today's Burning Question: Have we overlooked J.R. Smith's versatility? Turns out, Mike Woodson was dead right. ...

Crazy as it sounded to some, Mike Woodson wanted Carmelo Anthony to be more than just a scorer this season. He wanted him to rebound, play defense, share the ball and generally lead this Knicks team with a dose of selfless play. "I'm trying t...

GREENBURGH -- Carmelo Anthony's widely known as one of the best scorers in basketball. But Mike Woodson doesn't like that label. "I'm trying to get Melo to do everything," Woodson said on Thursday. "I don't want him to be perceived as just a s...

Every weekday throughout the season, ESPNNewYork.com will tackle a burning question about the Knicks in our "Opening Tip" segment. Today's Burning Question: Who can the Knicks lean on as a secondary scorer with Amare Stoudemire out? Last seas...

The Knicks were up three at the end of a see-saw first quarter on Tuesday in Chicago. At the start of the second, Mike Woodson went with Steve Novak, Landry Fields, J.R. Smith, Toney Douglas and Jared Jeffries. Not exactly a "Who's Who" of gu...

The Knicks had one of their best offensive nights of the season on Tuesday. They shot a season-best 60 percent from the floor and hit nine of their 18 3-point attempts. Their leading scorer, Carmelo Anthony, missed just five shots all night and ...

Carmelo Anthony is well-known as one of the best scorers in the NBA. Defense? That's another story. No one has ever called Anthony a defensive stopper. But he says he wants that to change. He's 'tired' of hearing that he and the Knicks do...