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Knicks romp past Pacers as Grizzlies cool Thunder
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May 9, 2013, Thursday
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NEW York's Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points - 16 during a 30-2 onslaught in the second half - to lead the Knicks to a 105-79 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, squaring their National Basketball Association Eastern Conference semifinal series at 1-1.
In the day's other game, Memphis used a late run to beat Oklahoma City and also level their Western Conference series at a game apiece.
New York blew away the Pacers with a performance that resembled their hot early-season form.
"For the most part from the start of the game and throughout the whole game, we played with a sense of urgency today," Anthony said. "We played the way we've been playing as far as competing at the highest level."
Iman Shumpert added 15 points, including a sensational follow dunk in the first half, and Raymond Felton scored 14 as the Knicks turned a close game into a blowout over the final 15 minutes.
Paul George scored 20 points for the Pacers, who had a two-point lead and momentum when coach Frank Vogel called time-out with a little more than 3 minutes left in the third quarter.
By the time the Pacers got on the board in the final period, the Knicks had opened up a 26-point advantage.
Game 3 is in Indianapolis.
It was the first time the Knicks scored 100 points in a playoff game since June 9, 1999, when they beat the Pacers 101-94. It was New York's largest margin of victory in the postseason since a 109-75 rout of Detroit on April 24, 1992, according to information provided by ESPN Stats and Info to the Knicks.
Memphis' Mike Conley scored 26 points and Marc Gasol added 24 as the Grizzlies finished strongly to beat the Thunder 99-93 in Oklahoma City.
Conley hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:58 left to put the Grizzlies ahead to stay and spark a string of 10 straight points for the Grizzlies.
After hitting the key baskets in Game 1, Kevin Durant couldn't provide an answer for the Thunder. He missed his last three shots, including a pair of 3-point attempts, and finished with 36 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
In the day's other game, Memphis used a late run to beat Oklahoma City and also level their Western Conference series at a game apiece.
New York blew away the Pacers with a performance that resembled their hot early-season form.
"For the most part from the start of the game and throughout the whole game, we played with a sense of urgency today," Anthony said. "We played the way we've been playing as far as competing at the highest level."
Iman Shumpert added 15 points, including a sensational follow dunk in the first half, and Raymond Felton scored 14 as the Knicks turned a close game into a blowout over the final 15 minutes.
Paul George scored 20 points for the Pacers, who had a two-point lead and momentum when coach Frank Vogel called time-out with a little more than 3 minutes left in the third quarter.
By the time the Pacers got on the board in the final period, the Knicks had opened up a 26-point advantage.
Game 3 is in Indianapolis.
It was the first time the Knicks scored 100 points in a playoff game since June 9, 1999, when they beat the Pacers 101-94. It was New York's largest margin of victory in the postseason since a 109-75 rout of Detroit on April 24, 1992, according to information provided by ESPN Stats and Info to the Knicks.
Memphis' Mike Conley scored 26 points and Marc Gasol added 24 as the Grizzlies finished strongly to beat the Thunder 99-93 in Oklahoma City.
Conley hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:58 left to put the Grizzlies ahead to stay and spark a string of 10 straight points for the Grizzlies.
After hitting the key baskets in Game 1, Kevin Durant couldn't provide an answer for the Thunder. He missed his last three shots, including a pair of 3-point attempts, and finished with 36 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
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