added a basket that pushed it to 98-93 with 2:28 left, and the Knicks never really had a chance to catch up from there.New York finished the first half at 20-32. The reigning Atlantic Division champions have already lost more games than all of last season and continue to battle injuries and speculation that coach Mike Woodson's job is in jeopardy."I didn't expect us to be in the situation that we're in right now. If somebody would have told us that before the season, I'd have put any amount of money that they were lying," Anthony said. "But we're in this situation right now and we've got to fight through it."The Knicks played without J.R. Smith, who broke a cheekbone Sunday at Oklahoma City and was uncomfortable with the protective facemask he was supposed to wear, which he didn't receive until Wednesday. Iman Shumpert then left in the second half with a strained left hip flexor.Amare Stoudemire scored 20 points off the bench and Tyson Chandler had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks in a game Anthony had called a "must-win.""We can't go back and get this game," Woodson said. "We didn't finish the game. I think we played well in spurts. We just didn't get it done."Stoudemire had three straight New York baskets midway through the fourth quarter, giving the Knicks an 87-83 advantage with 4:59 remaining. Fredette twice hit 3-pointers to make it a one-possession game, and Gay,Air Jordan 3 Black Grey, after having a jumper go in and out, got another chance and knocked it down that time to tie it with 20 seconds to go.Anthony scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting as the Knicks cruised to a 33-22 lead after one, hitting 70 percent of their shots. But Fredette, the college scoring star from BYU whose pro career has been largely underwhelming, answered back with 15 points in the second, matching his high for a game this season."It was a lot of fun," said Fredette, a native of Glens Falls. "You dream about this,Jordan 13 Black White Yellow, growing up not too far from here, and this is the best arena in the world. It was an amazing experience tonight. But I was just happy we got this win and go into the All-Star break on a high note."New York built a 54-48 halftime lead on 57.5 percent shooting,Air Jordan 11 Black Red, but was just 7 of 23 (30 percent) in the third quarter, with the Kings cutting it to 74-72 entering the fourth.Game notesSmith didn't want to play without the mask for fear of further injury, acknowledging his choice to sit out was a "somewhat selfish decision." He said he will have to wear the mask for a few weeks and hopes to get it adjusted before play resumes next week. ... Malone worked for four different head coaches in New York. ... The Knicks honored Hall of Famer Bernard King, who held the franchise's single-game scoring record with 60 points until Anthony broke it with 62 last month against Charlotte.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Dwight Howard, Rockets top Wolves for 6th straightwinRecommend0Tweet0Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS -- Keeping things simple is working just fine for the Houston Rockets.Dwight Howard had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and the surging Rockets used a fourth-quarter push to hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-89 Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory.Chandler Parsons had 20 points and James Harden scored 19 for the Rockets, who have won six straight for the first time since taking seven in a row in January 2012. All five starters scored in double figures for Houston, which has won nine of 11 and 14 of 18."It's just not trying to make the spectacular play, giving up good shots for great shots, not forcing anything. That's what we've been doing really good lately and it's a lot more fun to play that way," Parsons said. "We have so many talented guys, we can be so balanced every single night."The short-handed Timberwolves do not have that luxury right now.Back after missing one game with a bruised left quadriceps, Kevin Love led Minnesota with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Chase Budinger had 15 points as a fill-in starter and Alexey Shved scored 11 off the bench for the Timberwolves,Air Jordan 3 Black, who have lost four straight and six of seven.Ricky