Amar'e Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony and Toney Douglas combined for 85 points as the Knicks raced out to a 16-point lead after one quarter and cruised to a 131-109 victory over the Utah Jazz at Madison Square Garden. Al Jefferson scored a game-high 36 for the Jazz.
"When you have 'Melo and Amar'e shooting that way, it's tough...They're very explosive and makes it a luxury for me. When one goes off the floor, I got the other one on." -- Mike D'Antoni.
Elsehwere, the Clippers beat Charlotte with 17 each from Griffin and Williams, Dallas edged Minesota and OKC went down against Memphis as Tony Allen and Mike Conley drained 20 each.