Seven New York Knicks (18-18) finished in double figure scoring to help complete a scintillating second half comeback, and defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-20) by a final score of 120-103 in NBA action on Wednesday night. The Knicks started off the second half of the NBA at home against the Cavs on a slow note, but started to sizzle in the later part of the game.
Helping to lead New York to the victory, was the bench of New York, as three of the seven double figure scorers didn’t even start in the game tonight.
1495 Sports has the complete scoring recap for all Knicks fans below:
First Quarter:
Cavaliers 31-24 lead over the Knicks at the end of the First Quarter
Top Scorers:
Cleveland:
Antawan Jamison: 12
Kyrie Irving: 6
Anthony Parker: 4
New York:
Carmelo Anthony: 6
Jeremy Lin: 5
Tyson Chandler: 4
Second Quarter:
Cavaliers with a 61-49 lead over the Knicks at the Half
Top Scorers:
Cleveland:
Antawan Jamison: 15
Daniel Gibson: 10 (from the bench)
Tristian Thompson: 9 (from the bench)
New York:
Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields both have 10 points each
Carmelo Anthony: 9
Amar’e Stoudemire: 8
Third Quarter:
Knicks lead the Cavaliers 82-80 at the end of the Third Quarter
Scoring Leaders:
Cleveland:
Antawan Jamison: 19
Kyrie Irving: 12
Daniel Gibson: 10 (from the bench)
New York:
Carmelo Anthony:18
Jeremy Lin: 13
Tyson Chandler and Amar’e Stoudemire with 12 each
Fourth Quarter:
The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers by a final of 120-103.
Top Scorers:
Cleveland: (Top Three)
Antawan Jamison: 23
Kyrie Irving: 22
Anthony Parker: 9
New York:
Carmelo Anthony: 22 points
Jeremy Lin: 19 points and 13 assists
Steve Novak: 17 points from behind 5-for-8 shooting from the three-point arc
Amar’e Stoudemire: 14 points
Tyson Chandler: 13 points and a team-high 15 rebounds
Iman Shumpert: 12 points
J.R. Smith: 11 points
New York will head to Boston for a Sunday game against the Celtics, the ABC televised game is slated to tip-off at 1:00 p.m.
Game played on March 1, 2012