Wizards-Knicks Preview

Posted Apr 08 2013 9:13PM

Behind Carmelo Anthony, the red-hot New York Knicks are riding their longest win streak since 1993-94.

Now he can help the franchise accomplish something else it hasn't done since that season.

Anthony's Knicks can clinch the club's first Atlantic Division title in 19 years Tuesday night when they try to extend their 12-game run and defeat the Washington Wizards for the 10th straight meeting at home.

New York (50-26) is enjoying its longest win streak since taking 15 straight from March 1-April 2, 1994. That club won 57 games and a third straight division title.

Now the Knicks can finally add another Atlantic crown with a victory over Washington (29-48) or a loss by Brooklyn to Philadelphia on Tuesday.

"It's the end of the season, the last month. Everybody's fighting for spots. The playoffs are right around the corner," Anthony said. "This is the best basketball."

New York also leads Central Division champion Indiana by 2 1/2 games in the race for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks are back home after one of their most impressive victories of the season, 125-120 at reigning West champion Oklahoma City on Sunday.

"This is probably one of the biggest wins we've had in a long time," Anthony said. "Just for the simple fact that it's on the road, it's against a great Thunder team. We've been playing well."

Anthony's streak of 40-point efforts ended at three as he scored 36 to go with 12 rebounds. His 41.8 average over four games was more than good enough to earn him conference player of the week honors, and he has moved ahead of Thunder star Kevin Durant by percentage points as the league's top scorer at 28.4 points per contest.

J.R. Smith has averaged 23.8 points on 49.2 percent shooting in this run. He's the NBA's leading scorer off the bench with 17.8 points per game.

"It's all coming together at the right time so it's good for us," Smith said.

New York's nine-game run at home versus Washington is its longest current such streak against any team. The victory margin in the last six games has been by an average of 20.3 points.

Anthony has averaged 27.0 points and Raymond Felton 17.0 to help the Knicks win two of three against the Wizards this season.

John Wall has averaged 18.5 points and 7.5 assists in two matchups. The Knicks won't have to worry about Wizards rookie Bradley Beal, who averaged 21.5 points in two games against them but is out for the season with a right leg injury.

Washington dropped its fifth straight road game, 107-96 to Boston on Sunday. Wall had 16 points and 10 assists one night after he scored 37 in a 104-85 home win over the Pacers.

The Wizards shot 44.3 percent against the Celtics. They are last in the NBA in that department in road games at 41.4.

"We play a team like this and when you're not playing great defensively you have got to be able to make shots," Wall said, "and we had a tough night."

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Knicks win 1st Atlantic division title since 1994

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Posted Apr 09 2013 11:53PM

NEW YORK (AP) They hung nicely in the lockers, T-shirts that can only be won, not bought.

"Can't Stop NY Knicks," they read. "2013 Division Champions."

A "long overdue" prize for the franchise, coach Mike Woodson called it, and one that players set as a top priority in training camp.

"It's a great thing to achieve one of your main goals, and now we've just got to go get that gold ball," reserve J.R. Smith said.

The Knicks romped to their first Atlantic Division title since 1994, getting 36 points from Carmelo Anthony and beating the Washington Wizards 120-99 on Tuesday night for their 13th straight victory.

Anthony put this one away with 21 points during the Knicks' 37-point third quarter that gave them a 95-71 lead. The NBA's scoring leader added eight rebounds and six assists while becoming the first Knick since newly elected Hall of Famer Bernard King with five straight 35-point games.

"I just think Melo, he's been on a nice run and I mean it's nice to see because and I know what he's thinking," Woodson said. "He was thinking winning that division tonight and he wasn't going to leave any doubt in anybody's mind that we earned the rights to win the division tonight."

Iman Shumpert added 18 points for the Knicks, who negated a height disadvantage by tying a franchise record with 20 3-pointers. Smith and Chris Copeland each added 17 points.

On their longest winning streak since winning 15 in a row from March 1 to April 2, 1994, the Knicks can tie the franchise record of 18 in a row, set early in their first NBA championship season of 1969-70, by winning their final five games.

Next up is a visit Thursday to the Chicago Bulls, who have won all three meetings this season and ended Miami's 27-game winning streak last month.

The Knicks have won or shared six division titles, but had gone nearly two decades without looking at the rest of the Atlantic from the top.

Division titles aren't particularly important in the NBA - the Knicks don't even hang banners that recognize theirs. It guarantees teams a top-four seeding in the playoffs but not necessarily home-court advantage in a series, which is determined by won-loss record, and Boston coach Doc Rivers said he couldn't even remember talking to the Celtics about winning the division while they were taking the last five Atlantic titles.

But Woodson has been talking about it as a goal since replacing Mike D'Antoni last March. There was little celebration afterward, with many fans having already left when the public address announcer told the crowd the Knicks had won it after Anthony finished his on-court interview.

"There's no reason not to have a smile on your face at this moment," Anthony said. "We accomplished one of our goals that we set before the season in training camp, so it's a stepping stone for us."

The Knicks played without center Tyson Chandler (bulging disk), then lost replacement Kenyon Martin to an apparent ankle injury after he'd missed the previous two games with a sore left knee.

It was a blowout by then, though with so many injuries in the frontcourt they were obviously concerned when Martin when down after grabbing a defensive rebound, pounding the floor in anger. The team said he had a sprained left ankle and that X-rays were negative.

John Wall scored 33 points for the Wizards, who gave the Knicks way too much shooting space on the perimeter and lost their 10th in a row at Madison Square Garden.

Anthony stayed right on the blistering pace that won him Eastern Conference player of the week honors after averaging 41.8 points while inching ahead of Kevin Durant for the NBA scoring lead last week. He sat out the fourth quarter after going 13 of 21 from the field.

"We know he's hot and we tried to get the ball out of his hands, but he's very efficient and can score in various ways," Wall said. "Hats off to him."

The Knicks made 10 of their first 14 3-point attempts and finished 20 of 36 (55.6 percent) while remaining 2 1/2 games ahead of Indiana for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Chandler, who recently missed 10 games, told Woodson he felt soreness after Sunday's victory at Oklahoma City. It left the Knicks, already missing veteran big men Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire, Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas, undersized against the Wizards' front line that includes Nene and Emeka Okafor.

But the Knicks spread the ball around the perimeter and the Wizards couldn't get close to them. New York was 9 of 12 on 3-pointers in the first quarter, with Copeland hitting one at the buzzer to make it 36-23.

"They shot the ball extremely well," Wizards coach Randy Wittman said. "They hit 20 3s, they spread the floor and they have guys that can take you off the dribble. When they're shooting like that, they're a tough team to beat."

The Knicks slowed down in the second and Washington was within seven late in the period, but the Knicks scored seven points in the final 50.3 seconds, with Raymond Felton stealing the ball from Wall and laying it in with 1.3 seconds left to make it 58-43.

Notes: The NBA announced Tuesday that Anthony tops its jersey sales list, based on sales at the NBA Store in New York and on nbastore.com since November. He became the first Knicks player to top the list since it began in 2001-02. The Knicks also topped the team merchandise sales list. ... Wallace, out since December and recovering from a broken bone in his foot, started shooting Tuesday and the Knicks still hope he can return for the playoffs. ... The Wizards played without Trevor Ariza, bothered by knee and ankle pain. Trevor Booker played despite a sore lower back.

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Notebook: Knicks 120, Wizards 99

Dan Kelly, for NBA.com
Posted Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:37 PM - Updated Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:34 AM

THE FACTS: The Knicks extended their winning streak to 13 games and clinched their first Atlantic Division title in 19 years with a 120-99 win over Washington. The winning streak is the Knicks' longest since the 1993-94 team that won the last Division title.

Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points on 13-for-21 shooting and added six assists, eight rebounds and zero turnovers. It was Anthony's 29th 30-plus point game of the season.

John Wall got to the rim often and finished with 33 points including 11-for-14 shooting from the free-throw line.

Chris Copeland and Iman Shumpert both shot 4-for-6 from the three-point line. Copeland finished with 17 points and Shumpert had 18.

QUOTABLE: "We knew he was on a hot streak right now. We tried to get the ball out of his hands but he's very efficient and scores in various ways. Hats off to him. They played great tonight and everybody stepped up. Carmelo played great."

-- Wall on Anthony

THE STAT: The Knicks shot a whopping 20-for-36 from the three-point line.

TURNING POINT: The Knicks hit nine of 12 three-point attempts in the first quarter to build a 36-23 lead that the Wizards would never seriously challenge.

QUOTABLE II: "It is great, wonderful. It was one of our goals we set early in the season so we are happy that we accomplished it. It is very special. I am very proud of our coaches, our teammates. I'm glad we accomplished it."

-- Raymond Felton, on clinching the division title

WHO'S HOT: After finishing 4-for-6 Tuesday, Shumpert is now shooting 41.8 percent from downtown for the season and is at 50 percent on the 13-game winning streak.

WHO'S NOT: The Wizards fell to 7-32 on the road this season.

QUOTABLE III: "The second seed is still out there. It's something that's right in front of us to take. And we just gotta figure out how to go get it."

-- Knicks coach Mike Woodson

NOTABLE: Kenyon Martin left the game in considerable pain with a sprained left ankle. X-rays were negative.

QUOTABLE IV: "Offensively, Chris (Copeland) has been fantastic. I'm just trying to get more from him and (Steve) Novak from a defensive standpoint. As we get closer to this playoff run, they're going to play and it's going to be valuable that they give us something on the defensive end. I mean, they're just going to have to. Because in the playoffs you find holes in your team in a playoff series and I don't want them to feel like they're being picked on defensively."

-- Woodson

INSIDE THE ARENA: John Starks posed for photographs at mid-court before the game. Actor Ryan Phillippe sat courtside.

UP NEXT: For the Knicks, Thursday @ Chicago, Friday @ Cleveland, Sunday vs. Indiana. For the Wizards, Wednesday @ Miami, Friday vs. Philadelphia, Monday @ Brooklyn.

• Wizards: Barbosa, Beal
• Knicks: Stoudemire, Thomas, Wallace

• Wizards: --
• Knicks: --

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #79 Kevin Scott, #28 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 19033
• Duration: 2:13

Washington Wizards (29-49)		New York Knicks (51-26)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Martin vs Okafor (Prigioni gains possession)
	11:47	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:45
Webster Layup Shot: Missed	11:27
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:25
Webster Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:25 [WAS 2-0]
	11:09 [NYK 3-2]	Felton 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (1 AST)
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	10:55
Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:53
Webster Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:44
	10:33 [NYK 6-2]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (2 AST)
	10:24	Prigioni Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:24 [WAS 3-6]
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:24 [WAS 4-6]
	10:03 [NYK 9-4]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Wall Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:42 [WAS 6-9]
	09:29	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:27
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:00	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:59
Nene Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:58
	08:45	Martin Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nene (1 ST)
Webster Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nene (1 AST)	08:36 [WAS 8-9]
	08:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:08	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:06
Wall Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Shumpert (1 ST)	08:02
	07:55 [NYK 11-8]	Prigioni Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Shumpert (1 AST)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:26	Prigioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:13	Shumpert Jump Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:12
Wall Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:07
	07:06	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:47 [NYK 14-8]	Felton 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Nene Jump Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:34	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:22 [NYK 17-8]	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	06:21
	06:12	Prigioni Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	06:12	Prigioni Substitution replaced by Smith
Temple 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nene (2 AST)	05:59 [WAS 11-17]
	05:35 [NYK 20-11]	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)
Wall Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Nene (3 AST)	05:24 [WAS 13-20]
	05:08	Martin Substitution replaced by Copeland
	05:05	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Webster (1 ST)
Temple Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wall (1 AST)	05:01 [WAS 15-20]
	04:44	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:42
Okafor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Shumpert (1 BLK)	04:29
	04:27	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:22	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:20	Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Okafor Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:16
	04:16 [NYK 21-15]	Copeland Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Nene Substitution replaced by Singleton	04:16
	04:16	Shumpert Substitution replaced by Kidd
	04:16	Copeland Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:16
Webster Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	03:58
	03:47	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Temple Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:45
Okafor Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (1 TO)	03:38
	03:24	Smith Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:22
Wall Floating Jump shot: Missed	03:17
Okafor Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:15
Okafor Jump Shot: Missed	03:12
	03:11	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:05 [NYK 23-15]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	03:00	Kidd Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:00 [WAS 16-23]
Temple Substitution replaced by Price	03:00
Okafor Substitution replaced by Seraphin	03:00
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:00 [WAS 17-23]
	02:39 [NYK 25-17]	Anthony Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Wall Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:16 [WAS 19-25]
	01:51	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:49
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	01:42
	01:40	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:34 [NYK 28-19]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anthony (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:34
Wall Driving Jump shot: Missed	01:14
	01:12	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:59.9 [NYK 31-19]	Copeland 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Seraphin Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)	00:48.9
	00:44.0 [NYK 33-19]	Smith Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)
Webster Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:26.7 [WAS 21-33]
	00:09.9	Copeland Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Webster (2 ST)
	00:05.5	Anthony Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:05.5 [WAS 22-33]
Webster Substitution replaced by Booker	00:05.5
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:05.5 [WAS 23-33]
	00:00.0 [NYK 36-23]	Copeland 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (29-49)		New York Knicks (51-26)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Temple 3pt Shot: Missed	11:49
Team Rebound	11:47
Price 3pt Shot: Missed	11:37
Seraphin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:34
Price Floating Jump shot: Missed	11:23
Team Rebound	11:22
	11:22	Copeland Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Seraphin Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Price (1 AST)	11:16 [WAS 25-36]
Price Foul: Personal (1 PF)	11:01
	10:51	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Singleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:49
Price 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Temple (1 AST)	10:37 [WAS 28-36]
	10:15	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Seraphin (1 ST)
Singleton Jump Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:07	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:54	Martin Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	09:54	Martin Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Price 3pt Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:38	Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:30	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Seraphin (2 ST)
	09:26	Copeland Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Temple Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:26
Team Rebound	09:26
Temple Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:26 [WAS 29-36]
	09:11	Martin Driving Hook Shot: Missed
	09:10	Team Rebound
Temple Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:10
	09:08	Copeland 3pt Shot: Missed
Singleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:05
Seraphin Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	08:52
	08:52
	08:40 [NYK 38-29]	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Price 3pt Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:23	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:18 [NYK 41-29]	Novak 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Singleton 3pt Shot: Missed	07:56
Booker Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:54
Singleton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)	07:49
	07:28 [NYK 43-29]	Smith Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Booker Layup Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:01	Novak 3pt Shot: Missed
Singleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:59
	06:49	Novak Violation:Kicked Ball
	06:49	Martin Substitution replaced by Felton
	06:49	Copeland Substitution replaced by Anthony
Singleton Substitution replaced by Nene	06:49
Price Substitution replaced by Wall	06:49
Seraphin Substitution replaced by Webster	06:49
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:34 [WAS 31-43]
	06:16 [NYK 46-31]	Novak 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Felton (4 AST)
Booker Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:02 [WAS 33-46]
	05:40	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Booker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:37
	05:31	Novak Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	05:31	Team Timeout : Regular
Booker Substitution replaced by Martin	05:31
	05:31	Kidd Substitution replaced by Shumpert
	05:27	Novak Foul: Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Wall Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)	05:27 [WAS 34-46]
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:17	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:02 [NYK 48-34]	Anthony Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)
	04:44	Jump Ball Felton vs Webster (Wall gains possession)
Wall Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS)	04:37 [WAS 36-48]
	04:10	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:08
	04:02	Shumpert Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:02
Team Rebound	04:02
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:02
	04:00	Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Temple Foul: Personal (2 PF)	03:54
	03:45	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wall (1 ST)
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:41 [WAS 38-48]
	03:10	Novak 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:09	Team Rebound
	03:09	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	03:09	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:09	Novak Substitution replaced by Copeland
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	03:01 [WAS 40-48]
	02:34	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Nene Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:31
Wall Jump Shot: Missed	02:19
	02:17	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Temple Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:07
	02:07	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:07	Team Rebound
Temple Substitution replaced by Price	02:07
	02:07	Shumpert Substitution replaced by Kidd
	02:07 [NYK 49-40]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:53	Smith Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Webster Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:53 [WAS 41-49]
Webster Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:53 [WAS 42-49]
Webster Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:40
	01:40 [NYK 50-42]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:40 [NYK 51-42]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Nene Driving Dunk Shot: Missed	01:26
Webster Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:25
	01:12	Copeland Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:12 [WAS 43-51]
	01:12	Copeland Substitution replaced by Novak
Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:12
	01:11	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:50.3 [NYK 54-43]	Novak 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Anthony (4 AST)
Martin Floating Jump shot: Missed	00:31.9
	00:29.9	Novak Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:09.9 [NYK 56-43]	Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Wall Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Felton (1 ST)	00:03.9
	00:01.3 [NYK 58-43]	Felton Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (29-49)		New York Knicks (51-26)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Nene Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:37
Team Rebound	11:36
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	11:27 [WAS 45-58]
	11:02 [NYK 61-45]	Prigioni 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Shumpert (2 AST)
	10:47	Shumpert Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Temple Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Martin (1 BLK)	10:42
	10:40	Prigioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:37	Prigioni Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Wall Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Prigioni (1 ST)	10:31
Temple Foul: Personal (4 PF)	10:18
Temple Substitution replaced by Singleton	10:18
	10:06 [NYK 64-45]	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Felton (5 AST)
Nene Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	09:53 [WAS 47-64]
	09:30 [NYK 66-47]	Shumpert Driving Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
Nene Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Felton (2 ST)	09:15
	09:09 [NYK 69-47]	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Felton (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:06
Wall Pullup Jump shot: Made (25 PTS)	08:43 [WAS 49-69]
	08:27 [NYK 71-49]	Martin Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Anthony (5 AST)
Okafor Jump Shot: Missed Block: Martin (2 BLK)	08:13
Webster Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	08:11
	08:05	Martin Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:05 [WAS 50-71]
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:05
	08:04	Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:46	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:44
	07:36	Martin Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	07:33	Anthony Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Webster 3pt Shot: Missed	07:21
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	07:19
	07:15	Shumpert Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:15 [WAS 51-71]
	07:15	Martin Substitution replaced by Copeland
	07:15	Prigioni Substitution replaced by Smith
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:15
Nene Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:14
Okafor Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nene (4 AST)	07:08 [WAS 53-71]
	06:51 [NYK 73-53]	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Singleton Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	06:51
	06:51 [NYK 74-53]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
Nene Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Okafor (1 AST)	06:41 [WAS 55-74]
	06:22	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	06:20
Nene Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)	06:12 [WAS 57-74]
	05:51	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	05:49
Wall Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:34
	05:33	Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:21	Copeland Jump Shot: Missed
	05:18	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:17 [NYK 76-57]	Anthony Putback Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Okafor Hook Shot: Missed	05:00
	04:58	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Singleton Foul: Personal (2 PF)	04:52
	04:47 [NYK 78-57]	Anthony Driving Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Felton (7 AST)
Webster Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wall (2 AST)	04:29 [WAS 59-78]
	04:06 [NYK 80-59]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Wall Driving Jump shot: Made (27 PTS)	03:47 [WAS 61-80]
	03:47	Shumpert Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
	03:47	Shumpert Substitution replaced by Kidd
Wall Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:47
	03:46	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Webster Substitution replaced by Price	03:37
	03:32 [NYK 83-61]	Copeland 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Anthony (6 AST)
	03:20	Copeland Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Nene Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:20 [WAS 62-83]
Nene Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:20 [WAS 63-83]
	03:00 [NYK 85-63]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Nene (5 AST)	02:44 [WAS 65-85]
Singleton Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:32
	02:32	Team Timeout : Regular
Nene Substitution replaced by Martin	02:32
	02:32	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:32	Team Rebound
	02:32 [NYK 86-65]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Singleton 3pt Shot: Missed	02:17
Okafor Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	02:15
Wall Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:08
	02:06	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Singleton Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:53
	01:53 [NYK 87-65]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	01:53 [NYK 88-65]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Price 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wall (3 AST)	01:42 [WAS 68-88]
	01:27 [NYK 91-68]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (32 PTS)
Price 3pt Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:06	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:54.9	Anthony Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
Wall Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:53.3
	00:49.8	Felton Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)	00:49.8 [WAS 69-91]
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)	00:49.8 [WAS 70-91]
	00:31.7 [NYK 93-70]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (34 PTS) Assist: Felton (8 AST)
	00:25.6	Copeland Foul: Personal (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Singleton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:25.6 [WAS 71-93]
	00:25.6	Copeland Substitution replaced by Novak
Singleton Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:25.6
	00:24.9	Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:03.9	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	00:01.9	Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:00.0 [NYK 95-71]	Anthony Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (36 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:36	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:34
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	11:17
	11:15	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:56 [NYK 97-71]	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Singleton Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (1 FTA)	10:56
Okafor Substitution replaced by Seraphin	10:56
	10:56 [NYK 98-71]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
	10:47	Prigioni Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)	10:47 [WAS 72-98]
Wall Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)	10:47 [WAS 73-98]
	10:43	Martin Foul: Offensive (4 PF)
	10:43	Martin Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Price Layup Shot: Missed	10:33
	10:31	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:28	Martin Substitution replaced by Copeland
Seraphin Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:21
	10:21	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:21	Team Rebound
	10:21 [NYK 99-73]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Wall Turnover : Palming Turnover (4 TO)	10:05
	09:58 [NYK 101-73]	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	09:44	Kidd Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Wall Substitution replaced by Temple	09:44
Singleton Substitution replaced by Vesely	09:44
Seraphin Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Price (2 AST)	09:36 [WAS 75-101]
	09:28	Smith Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
Seraphin Hook Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:15	Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:08 [NYK 104-75]	Copeland 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Temple (2 AST)	08:49 [WAS 78-104]
	08:30	Smith Jump Shot: Missed Block: Seraphin (1 BLK)
Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:28
	08:25	Novak Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Temple Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:25
Team Rebound	08:25
Temple Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	08:25 [WAS 79-104]
	08:06 [NYK 106-79]	Copeland Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Vesely (1 AST)	07:46 [WAS 82-106]
	07:25	Copeland Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Seraphin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:23
Seraphin Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)	07:06
	07:02 [NYK 108-82]	Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (3 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Price (3 AST)	06:45 [WAS 85-108]
	06:36	Team Timeout : Short
	06:36	Kidd Substitution replaced by White
	06:26	Copeland Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	06:03
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:02
Martin Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:57 [WAS 87-108]
	05:33 [NYK 111-87]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Price Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:13	Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:08	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	05:06	White Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:05	Copeland 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:04	Team Rebound
Price Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:04
	05:04
	05:04	Smith Substitution replaced by Shumpert
	04:41 [NYK 113-87]	Shumpert Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Seraphin Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:24 [WAS 89-113]
	04:12 [NYK 115-89]	Shumpert Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Copeland (1 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:57	Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:46	Novak 3pt Shot: Missed
Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:45
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	03:40
	03:38	Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:18	White 3pt Shot: Missed
Vesely Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:16
Temple Step Back Jump shot: Missed	03:10
	03:08	Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	02:50 [NYK 118-89]	Novak 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (4 AST)
Seraphin Hook Shot: Missed	02:35
	02:33	Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:16 [NYK 120-89]	Copeland Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (5 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:05 [WAS 91-120]
	01:48	Copeland Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Seraphin (2 BLK)
	01:48	Copeland Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	01:47	Copeland Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:47
Seraphin Jump Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:25	Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:04	Novak 3pt Shot: Missed
Temple Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:03
Price Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Vesely (2 AST)	00:56.9 [WAS 93-120]
	00:44.9	White Jump Shot: Missed
Seraphin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:42.9
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Temple (3 AST)	00:26.8 [WAS 96-120]
	00:04.8	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed
Price Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:03.4
Price 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:00.0 [WAS 99-120]
End of 4th Quarter