Knicks finish over Thunder

NEW YORK (AP) – Carmelo Anthony had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Lance Thomas scored a season-high 17 points against his former team and the New York Knicks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-92 on Wednesday night.

Langston Galloway added 18 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, finishing with 14 for the Knicks, who won for the fourth time in five games, representing nearly half of their nine victories on the season.

Russell Westbrook scored 40 points on 13-of-30 shooting for the Thunder, who were without Kevin Durant for a second straight game because of a sprained big toe on his left foot.

Westbrook blitzed the Knicks in his season debut after returning from injury in November, leading the Thunder to a 27-point romp. But behind players such as Galloway and Thomas, who weren’t around then, the Knicks continued their best stretch of the season.