Carmelo Anthony finished with 39 points for the second straight game, and New York Knicks slipped past the New Jersey Nets, 120-116.
Nets Vs. Knicks Score: Carmelo Anthony Outstanding, Who Needs Role Players?
It’s late in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks and Nets are involved in a slugfest that doesn’t involved benches or defense. Carmelo Anthony is absolutely killing it, as is Anthony Morrow. Anthony Morrow?!? Yes, that guy. With four minutes remaining in the game, he’s shooting 10-14 from the floor and he’s dropped 30 points. Brook Lopez has been great too, and the only star who isn’t scoring at will is Deron Williams. Both teams are going back and forth and not really bothering to play defense, and every shot is going down. This game could go to overtime, but they teams are probably going to drop 120 points each. With just under four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the score is tied 109-109.
Read Article >Nets Vs. Knicks: Carmelo Anthony Commences Battle For New York’s Soul
This particular skirmish at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) seems to have extra meaning for the Nets, who today rolled out season ticket plans ... for the 2012-13 season at Barclay Center in Brooklyn. From SB Nation’s fantastic Nets blog NetsDaily:
The Nets’ PR plan since last spring has seemed to be laser-focused on threatening the Knicks’ New York hegemony, and announcing ticket plans for the team’s future NYC home as the squads prepare for a face-off in Manhattan fits right into that. But the players have bought in, too. From the Bergen Record’s Al Iannazzone:
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