KNICKS 114BUCKS 108
It was like the 1990's all over again.
Madison Square Garden was alive and well, loud and raucous as Carmelo Anthony made his first apperance in a Knicks uniform. Anthony did not disappoint in his debut. He scored 27 points with 10 rebounds, and led the Knicks to a solid win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Anthony's first bucket with the Knicks came early in the first quarter when he connected on a two point shot to give New York a 6-4 lead.
Then Chauncey Billups got into the action draining a 25 foot three pointer to give New York a 9-4 advantage. Billups had a huge night with 21 points, six boards, and eight assists.
Amare Stoudemire took a back seat. For the first time he wasn't the guy who had to score all of New York's points. Stoudemire scored only 19 on the day, and even fouled out in the fourth quarter, but it didn't matter.
With Anthony and Billups, the Knicks have multiple guys to lead the team and score on a given night.
New York is now 29-26 and travels to 10-47 Cleveland on Friday before heading to South Beach for a Sunday night showdown with the Miami Heat.
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