The Knicks (6 - 36) thwarted a late comeback and held on to beat the shorthanded Pelicans (20 - 21) 99 - 92 on Monday evening. The win snapped a 16 - game losing streak, putting an end to one of the most embarrassing stretches in franchise history. New York led by 13 points entering the fourth quarter but allowed the Pelicans, playing without Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday, to slowly creep back into the game. With just over six minutes to play, Quincy Pondexter connected on a three - pointer to bring New Orleans within six, and a Tyreke Evans layup a few minutes later trimmed the deficit to just three with 3:13 to play. Following a Carmelo Anthony layup, Evans knocked down two free throws and hit a jumper to bring the Pelicans within one with 1:55 to play. After Anthony was called for a charge, the Pelicans could not convert two opportunities on the other end, and New York retained possession up one point with 42 seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, Anthony kicked the ball out to Jose Calderon, who drilled a three - pointer with 32 seconds left. After Anderson misfired on a three, the Knicks secured the rebound and Anthony hit three straight free throws to ice the game. Anthony’s 24 points led the way for the Knicks, who shot nearly 49 percent from the floor as a team. Langston Galloway added 21 points and five rebounds, while Jason Smith chipped in 12 points. Amar’e Stoudemire added 14 points in 21 minutes off the bench. The Pelicans got 23 points from Evans and 20 from Eric Gordon but were simply unable to compensate for the losses of Holiday and, especially, Davis. While New Orleans out - rebounded New York by a 16 - board margin, they blocked just one shot as a team and had just six fast break points. New Orleans has now dropped two of its last three after falling to Philadelphia on Friday and beating the Raptors in Toronto on Sunday.
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