The New York Knicks lost another game to the Washington Wizards despite a huge scoring effort from Carmelo Anthony.
- Washington Wizards 117 (28-20)
- New York Knicks 101 (21-29)
- NBA, Box Score, Final
- Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
Why does Carmelo Anthony want to be a member of the New York Knicks? They dropped their third game of four matchups with the Washington Wizards in 2016-17 on Tuesday night and bad defense ruined another one of his exceptional scoring performances.
With Derrick Rose (ankle) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness) both sitting out, Anthony dropped 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting. The other four starters had just 41 points combined.
Bad defense has become a familiar theme for New York. It continued tonight in Washington when they allowed the Wizards to shoot 55.7 percent from the field. The Wizards had 62 points in the paints, to the Knicks 44, and got huge nights from Bradley Beal (28 points, 12-18 FG) and Markieff Morris (24 points, 9-14 FG, 10 rebounds).
Key Player
Courtney Lee was just 2 of 10 from the field and posted only 5 points in 27 minutes. After the Sidney Lowe incident, he seemed poised for a big night.
Key Stat
The Knicks who aren’t named Carmelo Anthony combined to shoot 31.6 percent from the field on Tuesday night. That sums up the evening pretty well.
Up Next: The Knicks return to New York City for a “road” game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET.
.@carmeloanthony scores 26 but shorthanded #Knicks fall in D.C. Postgame report ?#NYKvsWAS
[? https://t.co/Cd4nJDqYj9] pic.twitter.com/4aZRH4AKE7— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 1, 2017
REPLAY: @RonBaker31 beats the ⏰! #NYKvsWAS #Knicks pic.twitter.com/8bX621yu0q
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 1, 2017
.@carmeloanthony dropped 17, @brandonjennings added 12, & @willyhg94 has 9 at the break! #NYKvsWAS #Knicks pic.twitter.com/eVKF7Dz8xg
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 1, 2017
.@brandonjennings ?➡️ @RonBaker31! #NYKvsWAS #Knicks pic.twitter.com/n2Z5P1rYN8
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 1, 2017
The +1@willyhg94 with 7p / 3r.#Knicks lead 34-32! #NYKvsWAS pic.twitter.com/A45F36KSHl
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 1, 2017
? after 1Q. @carmeloanthony: 13p@brandonjennings: 6p@Kyle_OQuinn: 5p#NYKvsWAS #Knicks pic.twitter.com/30kL0JcIwj
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 1, 2017
.@carmeloanthony with 6 early points and we’re tied at 16-16. #NYKvsWAS #Knicks pic.twitter.com/lmGJgJ7wnU
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 1, 2017
#Knicks starters:
3️⃣ @brandonjennings
5️⃣ @CourtneyLee2211
7️⃣ @carmeloanthony
1️⃣4️⃣ @willyhg94
1️⃣3️⃣ @JoakimNoah #NYKvsWAS pic.twitter.com/zdYt0HlT89— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) February 1, 2017
