Now that was Super.
Carmelo Anthony said the Knicks were out to "redeem themselves'' after a 41-point Garden humiliation to the Celtics on Dec. 8 and they did it in style.
The Knicks (18-27) crushed Boston from start to finish in a 114-88 Garden rout and moved a half game out of the East's eighth and final playoff spot.
The Knicks won their third straight game to move to 3-3 on this eight-game homestand that concludes with games against Cleveland and Miami. The Super Bowl Week victory came in front of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and a slew of Broncos receivers, including Wes Welker and Demaryius Thomas.
It was a 67-point reversal from that embarrassing December game which Anthony had said left "a bitter taste'' in his mouth.
After racking up 62 and 35 points in the previous two games, Anthony finished with 24 points in 28 minutes Tuesday night. He departed the rout with 1:45 left in the third after heating up from mid-range, going 8 of 15 from the field and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line. Anthony should reach a new milestone in the next game Thursday against the Cavaliers as he's 15 points shy of 19,000 career points. He'll become the 50th player to reach the mark.
The Knicks started the homestand 0-3 with losses to the Clippers, Nets and Sixers and then Andrea Bargnani got hurt, tearing a ligament in his elbow. The Knicks are now 3-0 without Bargnani and their offense has been rejuvenated, scoring 125, 110 and 110 points. Bargnani hadn't missed a game before his injury.
There were six double-figure scorers Tuesday night. Tyson Chandler scored 12 points with 11 rebounds and Raymond Felton chipped in with eight assists. J.R. Smith and rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. added 17 and 16 points, respectively and impressive young big man Jeremy Tyler scored 17 on 6-of-8 shooting.
The down moments were, of course, injuries. Kenyon Martin, making his return from a 12-day absence, aggravated his chronic ankle injury, landing funny, and left hobbling for the locker room late in the second period. Guard Iman Shumpert sprained his right shoulder late in the first quarter and didn't return.
In the new year, the Knicks' record moved to 9-4. The Celtics, who are apparently focused on June's draft, have lost 18 of 21 games.
The Knicks took a 21-5 lead after eight minutes boosted by a 15-0 run and cruised to a 63-57 halftime lead. Anthony was outscoring Boston, 8-5, just 7:30 into contest and finished the first half with 17 points. The Knicks led 31-15 after one period.
After the Celtics tried to make a game of it, cutting the deficit to 45-31, Hardaway Jr. banged in two straight 3-point shots to get the lead back to 20 points.
During the first-quarter romp, Smith hit back to back 3's that jacked the early lead to 24-7. Martin came off the bench to make an immediate impact. On his first possession he took a feed from Raymond Felton and soared in for a monster slam and 26-9 lead.
Knicks held a moment of silence before the contest in memory of 6-foot-6 forward Tom Gola, a five-time All-Star who played for club from 1962-66.
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