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Knicks win 7th straight to open Jackson era
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CARMELO Anthony scored 34 points and Amar’e Stoudemire tallied 21 as the resurgent New York Knicks opened the Phil Jackson era with their seventh straight win on Wednesday.
Jackson got his first look at the Knicks in just his second day on the job and they didn’t disappoint their new president as they beat the first-place Indiana Pacers 92-86.
The 68-year-old Jackson received a standing ovation at Madison Square Garden during the pre-game introductions and it just got better from there for the crowd of 19,812. The Knicks took the lead halfway through the opening quarter and they never lost it after that.
“With a guy like that around it creates a winning atmosphere that’s pretty golden and we’ve got to capitalize on that,” Stoudemire said.
Center Tyson Chandler helped their late season National Basketball Association playoff push with a game-high 14 rebounds in the win.
The Knicks are now just four games back of Atlanta for the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot with 14 contests to go. The Knicks were knocked out of the playoffs last year by the Pacers.
Jackson was introduced as president on Tuesday and pledged to help turn the struggling franchise around.
Jackson, who signed a five-year deal, wouldn’t commit to a timeline on how long it would take to reverse the Knicks’ fortunes. New York hasn’t won an NBA title since 1973 and last made the league finals in 1999.
Anthony’s future status with the Knicks is uncertain after he said before Jackson’s hiring that he might test the free agent market after the season.
But Jackson said on Tuesday he hopes Anthony remains with the Knicks.
Lance Stephenson tallied 21 points and nine rebounds and Roy Hibbert added 20 points for the Pacers, who had their four-game win streak halted. Paul George was held to 17 points on 4-of-17 shooting.
“This is one of my top five worst shooting nights,” said George. “I’ve got to do a better job of making sure I’m ready to go and finish plays for us.”
Elsewhere, it was: Bulls 102, 76ers 94; Nets 104, Bobcats 99; Celtics 101, Heat 96; Grizzlies 96, Jazz 86; Raptors 107, Pelicans 100; Timberwolves 123, Mavericks 122 (in overtime); Nuggets 118, Pistons 109; Suns 109, Magic 93; and Spurs 125, Lakers 109.
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