Knicks Morning News (2016.11.10)

Behind at halftime to the struggling Nets, the Knicks employed an offensive surge by Carmelo Anthony and a new defensive mind-set to win at the Garden.

Anthony was joined by LeBron James, Steve Kerr and others around the league in expressing their disappointment over the election of Donald J. Trump.

Wade is returning to Miami as an opponent for the first time, as the Chicago Bulls — his new team — visit Thursday for the only time this season.

Carmelo Anthony scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter, Kristaps Porzingis added 21 and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-96 on Wednesday night.

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The Knicks face the surging Nets as New York faces some internal unrest over the team’s offense.

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The Knicks stars combined for 43 points — including 25 in the second half — as the team buckled down on defense.

Joakim Noah appeared to continue his anti-war message Wednesday night

The Knicks are undefeated since Donald Trump was elected President.

The two new expensive signings – Joakim Noah and Derrick Rose – were spectators.

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Carmelo Anthony was not surprised that Donald Trump was elected president on Tuesday night, but he said from talking to people he could tell they’re scared and he has some fears as well, including how to explain to his son what happened.

Jeff Hornacek’s assessment of the Nets was complimentary, and tinged with a bit of envy.

The Nets turned a 14-point second-quarter lead into a 110-96 loss to the Knicks on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden partly because they couldn’t control the home team’s superstars in the second half and partly because their injury problems at the point guard position finally caught up to them.

Jeff Hornacek threw his arms in the air after a bad offensive possession and put his hand on his forehead after another one moments later. The Knicks’ bad sequences are not only on defense.

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The natives — and there were 19,812 of them — were beyond restless, they were raging. There were just under 10 minutes left in the first half, and Justin Hamilton had just dunked the basketball off a feed from Bojan Bogdanovic and suddenly the Nets were up 37-23 on the Knicks. Suddenly, whatever Election Day…

All signs pointed to Knicks rookie center Willy Hernangomez sitting out for a fourth straight game. Coach Jeff Hornacek, however, threw in a surprise and finally used the preseason sensation late in the third quarter Wednesday — and he may not be able to bench him again. The second-round pick scored 14 points in 14:41,…

Carmelo Anthony said he spoke to young people Wednesday morning who seemed “afraid’’ at Donald Trump’s presidential victory and the Knicks star asserted citizens must “take it into our own hands’’ and work “harder’’ to fight for civil rights. Anthony has been a major social activist regarding “Black Lives Matter’’ — which seems in contrast…

It was just the Nets, but the Knicks will take any victory at this juncture, especially when it is fueled by their maligned defense. After falling behind by 14 points early in the second quarter to the injury-wracked Nets, Carmelo Anthony jacked up the attack with a 14-point third quarter as the Knicks punched out…

Kurt Rambis, the Knicks’ newly assigned defensive coordinator, has his own theories on why the club is dead last in the NBA in defense — ranked 30th in points allowed per 100 possessions. After getting passed over by his buddy Phil Jackson for the permanent head coaching job, which went to Jeff Hornacek, Rambis has…