By Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst The Los Angeles Lakers, whose plan to re-sign center Dwight Howard did not pan out this offseason, are poised to rebuild fast by focusing on the two biggest free agents of 2014 — LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, front office sources have told ESPN. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at ESPN Headlines
THE FACTS: Paul Pierce scored 29 points, helping the Boston Celtics withstand a furious second half comeback by the New York Knicks and escape with a 97-90 overtime win. Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 36 points for the Knicks, who were looking for a 4-0 sweep in the first round series, but fell short after rallying from a 20-point second half deficit. The hero? Jason Terry, who scored nine of his 18 points in the overtime period to carry Boston to the win. Jeff Green added 26 points for the hosts, who now trail 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at NBA
By ESPN.com news services Kevin Durant did not play in Wednesday’s regular-season finale, meaning Carmelo Anthony secured his first career NBA scoring title.
Oklahoma City All-Star Kevin Durant won’t be making a bid to overtake Carmelo Anthony for the NBA scoring title, and instead is sitting out the Thunder’s regular-season finale Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks.
From: http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/17/thunder-bucks-rest-starters.ap/index.html?rss=true
Knicks coach Mike Woodson says forward Carmelo Anthony will sit out Monday night’s game against the Charlotte Bobcats.
From: http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/15/carmelo-anthony-out-bobcats.ap/index.html?rss=true
THE FACTS: Power forward Carmelo Anthony and shooting guard J.R. Smith each scored 31 points as the New York Knicks cruised to a 101-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Anthony added a game-high 14 rebounds and two assists in 30 electric minutes, while New York small forward Iman Shumpert chipped in eight points and a career-best 11 boards. Point guard Kyrie Irving paced Cleveland with 31 points and six assists, but only made 11-of-27 field goal attempts. The Atlantic Division champion Knicks hold a three-game lead over Indiana in the race for second place in the Eastern Conference with three contests to play.
From: http://www.nba.com/data/html/nbacom/gameinfo/20130412/0021201182_notebook.html?rss=true
THE FACTS: For the second time in two weeks, the Chicago Bulls ended a lengthy win streak by its opponent at home. With a season-high 35 points from Nate Robinson, the Bulls beat the New York Knicks 118-111 in overtime Thursday, ending the Knicks’ winning streak at 13 games. On March 27, the Bulls ended the Miami Heat‘s 27-game win streak, also at the United Center. Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and had 14 rebounds, while Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 15 boards for the Bulls. Carmelo Anthony had his sixth straight game of at least 35 points but needed overtime to do it, finishing with 36 to go with 19 rebounds. J.R. Smith had 28 points and 14 boards for the Knicks.
From: http://www.nba.com/data/html/nbacom/gameinfo/20130412/0021201174_notebook.html?rss=true
By Associated Press The New York 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. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at ESPN Headlines
By Tom Van Riper, Forbes Staff
Well, there’s one measure by which Carmelo Anthony isn’t the NBA‘s most overpaid player: his No. 7 jersey is No. 1 on the sales charts. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest
By The Huffington Post News Editors
OKLAHOMA CITY — Carmelo Anthony had 36 points and 12 rebounds, J.R. Smith hit a pair of shot-clock beaters in the final 2 minutes and the New York Knicks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 125-120 on Sunday for their 12th straight win.
Smith connected on a 23-foot jumper from the right wing as the 24-second clock expired to put New York up 117-113 with 1:30 to play, then swished a 3-pointer with 56.8 seconds left that all but sealed New York‘s 50th win of the season.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Huffington Post
THE FACTS: New York‘s J.R. Smith drained two shots including a 3-pointer in the closing moments and the Knicks extended their winning streak to 12 games with a thrilling 125-120 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Smith finished with 22 points but it was the play of Carmelo Anthony that sealed things for New York. Anthony scored 36 points but it was the 12 rebounds he pulled down, nine of them off the offensive glass that put his team in position to win. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at NBA
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The Final Four is the grandest stage in college basketball and has fittingly been the platform where many of the brightest stars in the history of the sport have delivered their signature performances.
Whether it was Bill Walton‘s near flawless effort in UCLA‘s championship victory over Memphis State in 1973, Bill Bradley pouring in 58 points in a third-place game to lock up MOP status in the 1965 tournament or the precocious Carmelo Anthony leading Syracuse past Kansas for the 2003 title, the last quartet of teams standing have often turned to their stars when the stakes are highest.
Here are 13 players who delivered in epic fashion.
Read More…
More on College Basketball
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Huffington Post
By Tom Van Riper, Forbes Staff
You’ve probably heard that Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony dropped 90 points in his past two games, leading his club to victories over Miami and Atlanta. Only mild surprise there: the focal point of the Knicks’ offense all season, Anthony ‘s 28.1 points per game trails Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant for the league lead by a just a whisker. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest
THE FACTS: One night after scoring 50 points in a win over Miami, Carmelo Anthony scored 40 points and got key contributions from J.R. Smith and Raymond Felton down the stretch as the New York Knicks made it a season-best 10 straight wins by beating the Atlanta Hawks 95-82 Wednesday night. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at NBA
By Darren Heitner, Contributor
Earlier today, the official website of Roc Nation, LLC, an entertainment company founded by American rapper and entrepreneur, Shawn Carter (publicly known as “Jay-Z”), announced that Robinson Cano is now a part of the Roc Nation Family. Cano will become the first sports client of Roc Nation Sports, a sports agency that has partnered with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the agency of record for popular athletes, including Robert Griffin III, Carmelo Anthony and Ryan Braun. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest
THE FACTS: Fueled by Carmelo Anthony‘s 24 points and 10 rebounds, the New York Knicks won their eighth straight game by beating the Boston Celtics 108-89 at Madison Square Garden on Easter Sunday. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at NBA
By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Using its trapping, shot-challenging 2-3 zone defense to perfect effect, No. 4-seeded Syracuse shut down No. 3 Marquette 55-39 in the East Regional final Saturday, reaching the Final Four for the first time in a decade.
Coach Jim Boeheim and the Orange (30-9) haven’t been to the national semifinals since a freshman named Carmelo Anthony led them to the 2003 championship.
Fittingly, a matchup between schools from the soon-to-break-apart, rough-and-tumble Big East became quite a struggle to score. Syracuse was led by senior forward James Southerland‘s 16 points.
THE FACTS: Behind J.R. Smith’s game-high 35 points and Carmelo Anthony‘s 22, the Knicks opened a three-game home-stand with their sixth straight win in a 108-101 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at Wednesday night Madison Square Garden. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at NBA
THE FACTS: J.R. Smith had a game-high 32 points off the bench, helping the New York Knicks defeat the Boston Celtics 100-85 in a battle of two undermanned squads. Carmelo Anthony added 29 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who have now won five straight games, all coming without All-Star center Tyson Chandler (neck). Jeff Green had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts in the setback, as Boston played without Kevin Garnett (ankle) and Courtney Lee (ankle) for the second straight game. It was Boston’s fifth consecutive loss overall. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at NBA
By Ian Begley Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony says he will return to the court on Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at ESPN Headlines
