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KNICK OF TIME

Anthony Has 28, Knicks Rout Nets 108-91, Return to .500

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, right, protects the ball as Brooklyn Nets forward Joe Johnson reaches in during the second quarter of an NBA basketball
game Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Knicks beat the Nets 108-91.

(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Carmelo They reclaimed city brag- Robin to take the opening straight games, but the grant foul and ejected for
Anthony scored 28 points, ging rights with ease, lead- tip, and it was soon clear Knicks already surpassed elbowing Jose Calderon in
Kristaps Porzingis had 19 ing by as much as 31 points. that was all the Nets would that with a 92-67 cushion the face.
and the New York Knicks Brook Lopez scored 21 be winning. heading to the fourth quar- Porzingis finished with 10 re-
beat the Brooklyn Nets 108- points, and Thaddeus The Knicks blitzed them with ter. Brooklyn fell to 1-11 on bounds for his 10th double-
91 on Friday night to get Young had 18 points and a season-best 42 points in the road. double.
back to .500. 11 rebounds for the Nets. the first quarter, led 65-42 at The Nets swept the series He was the Eastern Confer-
Arron Afflalo added 18 They had won two in a row halftime and opened their last season for the first since ence rookie of the month
points for the Knicks (10- and have a lot to fix before first lead of 30 or more since winning all four games in for October/November,
10), who dominated lowly they host the unbeaten the 2013-14 season in the 2006-07. the first Knicks player to win
Philadelphia and Brooklyn Golden State Warriors on third period. They lost forward Joe John- that award since Landry
in their last two games after Sunday. The Nets had allowed 91 son in the fourth quarter Fields in December 2010.q
a four-game losing streak. Lopez beat twin brother points or fewer in three when was called for a fla-