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Beasley bags 30 as Knicks spoil Melo’s MSG return
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MICHAEL Beasley had the hot hand as the New York Knicks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-96 on Saturday, spoiling the return of Carmelo Anthony to Madison Square Garden.
Beasley shot 11-of-18 from the field to tally 30 points as six players scored in double figures for the Knicks, who improved to 16-13 on the season.
“Mike has been fantastic,” Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said. “He is engaged in practice, he talks with the guys, he is a smart basketball player.”
Anthony struggled in his return, making just five field goals and finishing with 12 points — none in the second half.
Anthony, who was featured in a highlight video during the introductions, heard cheers from the crowd of 19,800 but also a smattering of boos.
This was Anthony’s first trip back to the Garden as a member of the Thunder since being traded in September for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a draft pick.
Anthony helped lead New York to its first division title in 19 years in the 2012-2013 season and averaged nearly 25 points per game in his six-plus-year stint with the Knicks.
But Anthony has scored more than 25 points just once in his last 26 games with the Thunder.
“The video montage caught me by surprise,” Anthony said. “I wasn’t expecting it. I was waiting for my name to be called.”
There was plenty of interest in this matchup and not just because of Anthony’s involvement. This was a battle between two hot National Basketball Association teams as the Knicks had won four of their last five and the Thunder had won six of their last eight.
Courtney Lee had 20 points and McDermott added 13 off the bench to lead the Knicks, who were without leading scorer Kristaps Porzingis, sidelined by left knee soreness.
Russell Westbrook had 25 points to lead the Thunder, who were outscored 23-31 in the fourth quarter.
Paul George added 18 points for Oklahoma City.
Elsewhere, it was: Cavaliers 109, Jazz 100; Rockets 115, Bucks 111; Celtics 102, Grizzlies 93; Spurs 98, Mavericks 96; Suns 108, Timberwolves 106; Trail Blazers 93, Hornets 91; and Heat 90, Clippers 85.
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