Tony Parker scored 32 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 118-105 NBA victory over New York on Wednesday, dealing the Knicks their third straight defeat.
Tim Duncan added 17 points for the Spurs, who also got 17 from Manu Ginobili in the Argentine’s second game back after two weeks out with an abdominal strain.
Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points for the Knicks, who were without injured center Tyson Chandler, as well as backup center Jared Jeffries.
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Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni opted to shuffle the players he had, starting Iman Shumpert in place of Landry Fields, but the new-look Knicks lineup showed little of the flair that saw them surge before the All-Star break with the emergence of point guard Jeremy Lin.
Lin became a global sensation last month for the Knicks, coming off the bench to spark the Knicks to a seven-game win streak with big-scoring, clutch shooting and inspired passing.
However, the Knicks have since gone 3-6 and Anthony complained after a defeat in Dallas on -Tuesday that he was not getting enough chances to score.
He had his opportunities on Wednesday, but the Knicks were hurt by the absence of Chandler on the defensive end.
Lin scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half.
Amare Stoudemire had 18 points and 11 rebounds, while D’Antoni said the Knicks need to set aside their frustrations and find a way to win.
“I understand the frustration,” D’Antoni said. “We’ve just got to work through it. It’s a combination of everything. We, as a team, have to find better spots for people. People that have the spots have to play better. I think everybody is a little frustrated ... It’s OK for frustration to set in, but at the same time, let’s get it worked out, let’s figure it out and let’s win some games.”
France’s Parker gave the Knicks little time to figure anything out.
He scored 23 points in the first half as the hot-shooting Spurs built a 58-41 halftime lead. San Antonio led by as many as 24 before the Knicks put together a 14-2 run, a rally that proved too little, too late.
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