Cavs' Irving sidelined with knee issue

CHICAGO (AP) -- Kyrie Irving rested his sore right knee on Tuesday night, shelving the All-Star guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the Chicago Bulls.

Irving hurt the knee in practice last week and was slowed by the injury during recent games at Orlando and Miami. He made just 6 of 16 shots in the loss to the Heat and did not have his usual explosiveness.

''It bothered him the last two games,'' coach Byron Scott said. ''The Orlando game, it bothered him, then the Miami game it bothered him more. So yesterday he was still complaining about it really bothering him and hurting, but he wanted to give it a go. We just didn't think there was a reason why he should.

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Scott said tests on Irving's knee came back negative and he is considered day to day. The Cavaliers' next game is Wednesday at home against Toronto.

Irving was the NBA Rookie of the Year last season, when he averaged 18.5 points and 5.4 assists He Got Game 13s. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2011 draft has been even better this season, averaging 23.3 points, 5.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds Oreo 5s. He won the 3-point shooting contest during All-Star weekend in Houston.

He missed 11 games this season with a broken left index finger.

The absence of Irving meant both star point guards were out of action at the United Center on Tuesday night. Derrick Rose of the Bulls is recovering from major knee surgery and has never faced Irving in an NBA game.

''Well, I think we're all looking forward to that,'' Scott said of a Rose-Irving duel. ''My greatest hope is that No Green Glow 4s Retro Release. 1 that Derrick Rose comes back and he's back to being the old Derrick Rose. If that happens and they get a chance to go against each other, I think that would be very interesting. So I think we're all looking forward to that Fire Red 5s 2013 For Sale.''

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 Nets 88, Knicks 85

NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Johnson said his team owed the New York Knicks after dropping their last two games against their intra-city rivals. He helped pay off the debt with a huge basket late in Brooklyn's 88-85 victory at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

Johnson, who scored 25 points, hit a fadeaway jumper over J.R. Smith to give the Nets an 85-84 lead with 22.3 seconds left Jordan Fire Red 5s Black Tongue. Brooklyn then watched Nets-killer Carmelo Anthony put up an airball with about 10 seconds left, and Deron Williams followed with three free throws in the final seconds to give Brooklyn an 88-85 lead.

It held up as Smith's attempt at a game-tying 3-pointer bounced off the rim at the final buzzer.

The teams played their final game during the regular season, with the series ending in a 2-2 tie.

Johnson scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including the key shot late. Williams added 14 points and 12 assists, and Brook Lopez had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets (25-16), who moved to 11-2 under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo.

Anthony, who entered the game averaging 37 points against the Nets this season, scored 29 to lead the Knicks, but had just two free throws in the fourth quarter. Smith had 16 and Amar'e Stoudemire added 15 for New York, which shot just 28 Jordan 5 Fire Red Black Pre Order.6 percent from 3-point range after entering the game leading the NBA in shots and attempts from there.

Down 83-82 with under two minutes to play, the Knicks had a chance to go ahead when Anthony drove, but Kris Humphries blocked his shot. Down at the other end, Humphries batted a miss by Johnson back to the Nets guard, allowing Brooklyn to eat up more time.

But Smith snagged a rebound of a missed layup by Keith Bogans with under a minute to play.

After a timeout, Anthony then drove on Johnson, who was called for a foul, and the Knicks forward hit both for an 84-83 lead with 40.9 seconds remaining.

Johnson scored eight of the Nets' 11 points during an 11-2 run midway through the fourth quarter to help them open an 83-77 lead.

The Nets scored on 3-pointers on three straight possessions, with C.J. Watson hitting the first and Johnson hitting the next two, then sinking a jumper for the six-point lead with 5:37 left Buy Cheap Olympic 7s Online.

The Knicks entered the final period with a 68-65 lead after going on a 10-0 run late in the third to earn their first lead since there was 9:46 left in the second quarter. Stoudemire and Smith scored four points apiece during the run, capped by Anthony's jumper to put the Knicks up 63-60 with 2:26 left in the third.

The Nets took a 47-41 halftime lead, with Johnson scoring 13 points and Lopez adding 11. The Nets held the Knicks to just 34.9 percent from the field before the break, including 23 Fire Red 5s 2013 For Sale.5 percent on 3-pointers.

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 Carmelo Anthony scores 40 to lead Knicks over Magic, 114-106

By Tim Povtak, The Sports Xchange

ORLANDO -- Even when the New York Knicks break down defensively, Carmelo Anthony is good enough at the other end to carry them to victory.

Anthony scored 40 points Saturday night, including 16 during a four-quarter comeback, to lift the Knicks to a 114-106 victory over the Orlando Magic.

It was Anthony's third game of at least 40 points this season and the 24th time in his career that he has scored at least 40. Anthony hit seven of 11 shots in the fourth quarter when the Knicks (23-10) erased an eight-point deficit.

"MVP, that's how he's played all season," said Knicks Coach Mike Woodson Playoffs 8S 2013 For Sale. "I didn't expect anything less."

Late in the game when he went to the free throw line, Anthony was greeted by an M-V-P chant from a large Knicks contingent in the Orlando crowd.

"I wasn't expecting that on the road here in Orlando, but if we keep doing what we're doing, there is no telling what could happen," Anthony said. "It was a matter of us (in the fourth quarter) just getting the job done, and winning the basketball game."

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The Magic (12-21) lost their eight consecutive game, their longest losing streak since the 2005-06 season.

Anthony, who played 45 minutes, made 14 of 29 shots and had six rebounds and six assists. J.R. Smith added 16 points and Jason Kidd had 15 points, while Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks.

Jameer Nelson and Arron Afflalo each had 29 points for the Magic. Center Nikola Vucevic had 11 points and a game-high 18 rebounds.

The Knicks played poorly in the first and third periods, allowing 36 and 34 points, respectively, but they made up for the lapses by dominating the second and fourth quarters. They were coming off an even more dominating win over San Antonio on Thursday.

"Against San Antonio, we played great for 48 minutes," Woodson said. "Tonight, we were great in the second and fourth. I'll take it. It's hard to win on the road. We've been down before, and we always seem to come back."

It was a shootout from the start with the Magic making 10 of 26 shots from 3-point range. The Knicks hit 12 of 23 from long range, including four of nine from Anthony.

It was Smith who gave the Knicks the lead, 99-97 they never lost, but it was Anthony who followed with seven points in the final 2:30 that secured the win.

"It's the luxury in this league. He's just an extremely good basketball player. That's why he's an All-Star," said Magic coach Jacque Vaughn. "That's what it boils down to, his ability to create his own shots, his ability to change the way you play."

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Stoudemire finished with 11 points and four rebounds in 17 minutes.

The Knicks led 59-55 at intermission, overcoming a slow start with a defensive flurry that forced the Magic into seven turnovers in the second period. Anthony had 18 points and four assists at halftime.

Nelson started quickly for the Magic with 16 points in the first half. The Magic scored 36 points in the first 12 minutes, the most they have scored this season in the first quarter.

The Magic made their first six shots, including a pair of 3-pointers by Nelson that gave them a 14-2 lead, their biggest of the game. The Knicks trailed for most of the first half, taking their first lead, 49-48, when reserve Steve Novak hit a 3-pointer with 3:25 remaining in the second period.

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