Knicks Second Half Turnaround Beats Pacers, NBA Scores

By ESPN

The New York Knicks hadn't won all season when trailing after three quarters, and it appeared they were falling too far behind for that change.

But once Carmelo Anthony hit a few shots, it did.

Anthony matched a season high with 35 points and the Knicks used a big second-half turnaround to beat the Indiana Pacers 118-111 on Tuesday night.

The Knicks fell behind by 15 in the third quarter, then suddenly seized control to snap a three-game losing streak. Anthony scored 26 in the second half.

"Once we made some shots, we got some stops defensively, you could feel that momentum changing," Anthony said.

Derrick Rose had 24 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 21 for the Knicks, who returned home after a poor finish to their five-game trip out West. They started slowly but improved to 10-4 at home.

"We were kind of playing like we did those last three games of the road trip," coach Jeff Hornacek said. "Not a lot of energy, and then you get a couple shots to go down, all of a sudden you can build on that momentum."

The Knicks improved to 1-12 when trailing after three.

Thaddeus Young and Myles Turner each scored 21 points for the Pacers, who seemed headed to a third straight victory for about 30 minutes. It was mostly all New York from there as Indiana had its seven-game winning streak in the series snapped.

"It's frustrating. We just can't get the job done," said Paul George, who was 1 for 8 in the second half. "Inconsistent team. That's all there is about this team. It's just an inconsistent team."

Tuesday, December 20 Scoreboard

New Orleans 108, Philadelphia 93

Charlotte 117, Los Angeles Lakers 113

Toronto 116, Brooklyn 104

New York 118, Indianapolis 111

Orlando 136, Miami 130 (2OT)

Cleveland 114, Milwaukee 108 (OT)

Boston 112, Memphis 109 (OT)

San Antonio 102, Houston 100

Los  Angeles Clippers 119, Denver 102

Golden State 104, Utah 74

Sacramento 126, Portland 121

Wednesday, December 21 Schedule (All Times Central)

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma  City at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 8 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 9 p.m.