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Knicks Take A Great Loss
By Keshia Graham
Melo! Melo! Melo! The crowd chanted as the recently acquired New York Knicks 6 8
star forward Carmelo Anthony converted a spinning bucket in the shooting lane nailing
a free throw shot. The Knicks played against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 4th
suffering yet another loss against them for the season. Recent rumors of Anthony being
traded to the New York Knicks from the Denver Nuggets proved to be true, with him
finishing the game with 29 points.
Along with Anthony's star presence, the Knicks power forward-center Amar e Stoudemire
stood at 6 10 , who surprised the crowd matching his season's high with 41 points.
The Cavs put Baron Davis on the court after the trading season and he definitely picked
up where LeBron James left off with an incredible performance and 18 points for the
game.
It was a neck and neck game with the Knicks and Cavs all tied up by the end of the
first quarter at 32. New York then took the lead leaving the second quarter 64-58
at halftime. At the end of the third quarter the Knicks led 88-85.
It seemed as though Anthony Parker and Davis teamed up, hitting back to back three
pointer shots taking the lead in the fourth quarter. With the Cavaliers up 117-115,
Carmelo drove to the basket on an isolation play and was whistled for a charge on
a Cavaliers rookie, Samardo Samuels, with 1.8 seconds remaining. It was the third
charge of the game that Samuels came across and the second in the fourth quarter alone
on Carmelo. The other was a charging foul that was called against Carmelo after he
tried to break free from Parkers holding attempt. They finished off the game with
the Cavaliers victory of 119-115.
Both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks played a good game. Even with
Stoudemire and Carmelo's wicked unstoppable offense, scoring 41 and 29 points respectively,
the Knicks badly missed their also recently acquired point guard Chauncey Billups
down the stretch; sitting out a second straight game due to a leg injury.
A great loss for the Knicks, being that they hold a 0-3 record against the Cavs for
this basketball season. During their previous game, they came up short and the Cavs
had another victory finishing the game with 115-109.
It's a tough loss. I don t want to say it's embarrassing, but it is a tough loss knowing
that we went out there in Cleveland and lost a game to them [Feb. 25]. Knowing how
important it is to take care of home court and to lose to them guys tonight is a tough
one to fathom, Carmelo said during an ESPN interview later that night.
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