Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
Boos infused the arena the instant Carmelo Anthony shed his warm-up jacket in the fourth.
He watched almost 5 minutes on the bench with foul trouble, and the 76ers fans — who saw Anthony torture their team through three quarters — knew more clutch baskets were ahead.
In a game with playoff seeding in play, Anthony helped top the Sixers on the court and in the standings.
He had 31 points and 11 rebounds,Amare Stoudemire scored 18 points and the New York Knicks beat thePhiladelphia 76ers 97-92 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win and to move into sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
“We’re keeping the momentum going, we’re keeping the streak going,” Anthony said.
Toney Douglas bailed out the Knicks after they blew a 19-point lead and trailed by one late in the fourth.
Douglas hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:47 left for a 90-88 advantage, then made two free throws with 42 seconds left for a four-point lead.
Andre Iguodala pulled the Sixers within one with his first 3-pointer of the game. Anthony, who scored 28 through three, came through with a big-time 3-pointer and pounded his chest in celebration with a 95-91 lead.
“As soon as I let it go, I felt good,” Anthony said.
Each team has 40 wins and New York holds a half-game lead on the Sixers.
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