NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks climbed above .500 for the first time since mid-January in overwhelming fashion, scoring 21 straight points in the third quarter and routing the Orlando Magic 108-86 on Wednesday night.
Anthony and Iman Shumpert each scored 25 points for the Knicks (26-25), who won for the eighth time in nine games despite playing without the injured Amare Stoudemire and Jeremy Lin. New York outscored Orlando 65-30 in the middle two quarters and has a winning record for the first time since it was 6-5.
The Knicks moved 2 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and pulled within 2 1/2 of Philadelphia and Boston for first place in the Atlantic Division. New York could get Stoudemire back before the end of the season, announcing Wednesday that he could be back in two to four weeks after non-surgical treatment for a bulging disk in his back.
Jameer Nelson scored 17 points and JJ Redick had 15 for the Magic, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Dwight Howard had 12 points for the Magic, who had won 14 of the previous 17 meetings.
BULLS 98, HAWKS 77
ATLANTA — Luol Deng scored 22 points and led a flurry of 3-pointers to help NBA-leading Chicago blow out Atlanta for another road victory.
Deng was 5 of 8 from beyond the arc and the Bulls finished 9 of 16 to improve to their NBA-best record away from home to 21-6 and their overall mark to 41-11, even while missing star Derrick Rose for the eighth straight game with a shoulder injury. The Bulls haven’t missed a beat, winning six times without their MVP.
Deng had plenty of help. Boozer scored 20 points, Gibson added 19, while Joakim Noah and John Lucas chipped in with 10 apiece. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 19 points.
TIMBERWOLVES 88, BOBCATS 83
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Love had 40 points and 19 rebounds in Minnesota’s victory over Charlotte.
Love scored 14 points in the fourth quarter and the Timberwolves led the entire second half.
Luke Ridnour had a season-high 14 assists and added 15 points for Minnesota.
Corey Maggette had 22 points, and Kemba Walker added 20 for Charlotte. The lost their fifth straight to drop to 7-41. They are the only NBA team with fewer than 10 wins this season.
SPURS 117, KINGS 112
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Manu Ginobili scored 20 points, Kawhi Leonard had 19 and San Antonio beat Sacramento for its sixth straight victory.
Tim Duncan added 18 points and eight rebounds for San Antonio. Playing their fifth game in six nights, the Spurs shot 54 percent and outrebounded the Kings en route to their ninth victory in 10 games.
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