National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New York 100, Philadelphia 84
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 4, 2012
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #33 Sean Corbin, #12 Violet Palmer, #22 Bill Spooner
Attendance: 19033

Knicks 100, 76ers 84: Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points and host New York led nearly the entire way in cruising past Philadelphia.

J.R. Smith scored 20 points off the bench, including three 3-pointers in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, to break the game open for the Knicks.

Jason Kidd added 12 points, six assists and three steals as New York improved to 2-0 and exploited an offensively challenged Sixers lineup hurt by an ankle injury to shooting guard Jason Richardson in the opening two minutes.

Jrue Holiday scored 27 points and buried 5 of 6 3-point attempts and Thaddeus Young added 16 points for Philadelphia, which had three days off following its season-opening victory over Denver.

Sparked by its bench, New York used an early spurt in the second quarter to build the lead to double digits and take a 57-44 into halftime. The Sixers shaved a 17-point deficit to 75-66 after three quarters, but Smith opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back threes to extend the lead to 15.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Richardson, one of the team's many offseason acquisitions, was knocked out of the game with 10:13 left in the first quarter when he suffered a left ankle sprain after appearing to step on the foot of a cameraman. ... Two nights after burying 19 3-pointers against Miami, the Knicks were 11 of 27 from behind the arc. ... Evan Turner had 11 points and a game-high 11 boards for the Sixers, who will host New York in a rematch on Monday.
Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   New York
Jrue Holiday 27 Scoring Carmelo Anthony 27
Jrue Holiday 7 Assists Jason Kidd 6
Evan Turner 11 Rebounds J.R. Smith 9
Evan Turner 6 Free Throws Made Carmelo Anthony 6
Thaddeus Young 3 Steals Jason Kidd 3
Lavoy Allen 1 Blocks Carmelo Anthony 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Philadelphia 84 43.0 8-17 8-10 14 41 2 8 18
New York 100 50.6 11-27 11-18 18 39 5 12 15
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Knicks have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against New York. The 76ers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.