Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds to spark the New York Knicks in their 92-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday.
The Knicks improved to 10-38, matching Philadelphia for the second-worst record in the NBA ahead of Minnesota (8-39), while the Lakers stumbled to 13-35, second-worst in the Western Conference.
Langston Galloway had 13 points while Lou Amundson grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for the Knicks.
Jordan Clarkson and reserve Carlos Boozer each scored 19 points to lead the Lakers, still reeling from the season-ending shoulder injury suffered by star guard Kobe Bryant. Boozer also grabbed 10 rebounds.
It was the 11th loss in the Lakers’ past 12 road games. Los Angeles made only 5-of-20 shots from the floor in the first quarter, falling behind 32-19.
“We just got off to a bad start,” said Lakers coach Byron Scott.
Anthony scored the Knicks’ last 12 points of the third quarter, pushing New York’s lead to 72-57 entering the fourth quarter.
Results and standings on Sunday in the NBA
New York 94, LA Lakers 80
Boston 75, Miami 83
Standings (w l pct gb)
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Toronto 33 15 .688 —
Brooklyn 18 28 .391 14
Boston 16 30 .348 16
New York 10 38 .208 23
Philadelphia 10 38 .208 23
Central Division
Chicago 30 19 .612 —
Cleveland 29 20 .592 1
Milwaukee 25 22 .532 4
Detroit 18 30 .375 11 1/2
Indiana 17 32 .347 13
Southeast Division
Atlanta 40 8 .833 —
Washington 31 17 .646 9
Miami 21 26 .447 18 1/2
Charlotte 20 27 .426 19 1/2
Orlando 15 35 .300 26
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Portland 32 16 .667 —
Oklahoma City 23 24 .489 8 1/2
Denver 19 29 .396 13
Utah 17 30 .362 14 1/2
Minnesota 8 39 .170 23 1/2
Pacific Division
Golden State 37 8 .822 —
LA Clippers 33 15 .688 5 1/2
Phoenix 28 21 .571 11
Sacramento 17 29 .370 20 1/2
LA Lakers 13 35 .271 25 1/2
Southwest Division
Memphis 35 12 .745 —
Houston 33 15 .688 2 1/2
Dallas 32 17 .653 4
San Antonio 30 18 .625 5 1/2
New Orleans 25 22 .532 10
– Agence France-Presse
