NBA schedule: Nets blowout Hawks in London, Pacers stop Knicks, Rockets sputter

Houston eventually cooled off as the second half got underway and Oklahoma City was able to draw the score even, 83-83, at the end of the third quarter. The Rockets were ice cold throughout the second half, which allowed the Thunder to take a lead early in the fourth quarter.

The win moves Oklahoma City to 29-10 on the year, good enough for third in the Western Conference. Houston drops to 26-15, keeping them in fifth place.

And this one is good too.

Anthony led the Knicks with 28 points on 8-of-17 shooting, including 7 rebounds and three assists. Tyson Chandler added 13 points and nine boards while J.R. Smith had 12 points off the bench on 6-of-12 shooting.

For Indiana, Stephenson led the way with 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including three three-pointers. He added four assists and four rebounds. George had 25 points and seven rebounds, shooting 4-of-8 from three-point range. Surprisingly, no Pacer players ended with double-digit rebounds or assists.

But isn’t this scene familiar? Ah yes, we saw the exact same thing last year during the playoffs. Check out the one from last spring. Quite similar, no? Maybe Melo should try using the backboard or shooting a floater or jumping higher next time.

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3 p.m. ET, NBATV

A few weeks ago, this matchup didn’t look so suave. Now, it’s not projecting to be a sad exhibition of NBA basketball in front of a European audience.