New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony | featured news

Coach Mike D’Antoni leaves in his fourth season, with the Knicks on a six-game losing streak and his offensive system at odds with the style of play of the star player Carmelo Anthony.

Though they were the first team to fall to Jeremy Lin’s surprising prowess, the Nets spoiled the returns of Carmelo Anthony and Baron Davis with a victory aided by 38 points from Deron Williams.

Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 28 points in his first career start, Steve Novak added a season-best 19, and the New York Knicks overcame the absence of Amare Stoudemire and early loss of Carmelo Anthony to beat the Utah Jazz 99-88 on Monday night.

Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points as the Knicks defeated the Celtics, 106-104, in the N.B.A.’s belated return after a long, strange off-season.

Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points, his best effort since coming to New York, and the Knicks pulled out a 113-106 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

The blockbuster deal, which cannot become official until the teams hold a conference call with league officials Tuesday, brings one of the N.B.A.’s brightest stars to New York.

Plenty of teams want Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony on their roster but he is mostly focused on finding...