Anthony sitting out Knicks’ game against Rockets because of illness

With Philadelphia desperate for its first win, James Harden took over for the Houston Rockets.

Kevin Love had a double-double at halftime and finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds as the Cavaliers snapped Charlotte’s seven-game home winning streak and improved to 4-4 on the road.

Arron Afflalo had 31 points for the Knicks, who played without leading scorer Carmelo Anthony because of an illness.

Langston Galloway (26 minutes) and Jerian Grant (23) tallied the most playing time off the bench on Friday, scoring eight points apiece.

Recent NBA trade rumors have mentioned that Rockets All-Star center Dwight Howard could potentially demand a trade out of Houston during midseason as he is said to be “unhappy” at the direction the team is headed and also with the attitude of its best player James Harden. Try to set an example, show people the way we try to do things here. “It is a credit to our guys’ mental toughness and fortitude”. He also hit a nice buzzer beater to end the second quarter and was 6 of 12 from 3-point range. Harden, however, had the final say. It may be a shot in the dark for Philadelphia but they are hoping to exit tomorrow’s game with their first win of the season.

Clippers 111, Pelicans 90: Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick each scored 20 points before sitting out the fourth quarter for victorious L.A. New Orleans’ Anthony Davis was carried to the dressing room with 2:48 left in the third quarter because of a bruised right knee he suffered in a collision with the Clippers’ Chris Paul.

“The momentum of the game changed”, coach Derek Fisher said.

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The Knicks had just collapsed in the fourth quarter, their lead disintegrating amid dysfunction. He had another double, double, (20 points 13 rebounds) and played a career high 41 minutes.

No one was going to score 62 on this night, not even Rockets’ star James Harden, who had 40 and 50 in his past two games.

The Knicks held Harden to 10-for-28 shooting from the field. He is averaging 36.2 points in his past five games.

Through the first 16 games of the season, McConnell has shown a steady ability to serve as a helpful facilitator.

Definitely, a loss to the worst team this season would crush the Rockets’ morale who now have a record of 6 wins and 10 losses. To refresh your mind, the last time Philadelphia won a game was 248 days ago, with it being a March 25 victory over the Denver Nuggets. The Knicks will look to avoid the biggest embarrassment of the season Wednesday when they will host the winless 76ers.