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Daily NBA Fix 1-25-14: Heroics Abound, But Carmelo Anthony Steals The Show

By Phil Watson

Jan 24, 2014; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony (7) smiles at the end of the game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Madison Square Garden. the Knicks won 125-96. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2014; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony (7) smiles at the end of the game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Madison Square Garden. the Knicks won 125-96. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 22, 2014; Coral Gables, FL, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Jabari Parker (1) passes the ball as Miami Hurricanes guard Garrius Adams (25) defends in the second half at BankUnited Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 22, 2014; Coral Gables, FL, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Jabari Parker (1) passes the ball as Miami Hurricanes guard Garrius Adams (25) defends in the second half at BankUnited Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports /

Circling The Drain
30. Milwaukee Bucks (8-34)
29. Orlando Magic (12-32)
27 (tie) Philadelphia 76ers (14-29)
27 (tie) Utah Jazz (14-29)
26. Boston Celtics (15-30)

Random Tidbits, Notes And Various Minutiae

Stephen Curry has 20 points and 10 assists in 12 games this season, most in the NBA … Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has a reputation for being a solid defender, but Carmelo Anthony was 11-for-13 for 25 points with MKG as his primary defender Friday night, he was 12-for-22 against every other Charlotte defender that was thrown at him … The old Knicks’ franchise record was 60 points by Bernard King on Christmas Day 1984, the former MSG mark was 61 points by Kobe Bryant in 2009 … The last time the Kings got 72.1 percent of their points from two players was when they were still the Cincinnati Royals. Oscar Robertson scored 56 points and Jerry Lucas had 24, combining for 80 of Cincinnati’s 111 points in a 111-107 win over the Lakers on Dec. 18, 1964 … Chandler Parsons scored 30 of his 34 points in the second half for the Rockets. The last Rocket with a 30-point second half was Kevin Martin, who scored 30 against the Nuggets on Feb. 7, 2011 … Joakim Noah is averaging 14.6 points, 15.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists since Luol Deng was traded. His string of 14 consecutive games with at least 10 rebounds is Chicago’s longest since Dennis Rodman had a 15-game streak in 1997-98 … Tobias Harris became the fifth player in Orlando history with a 20-rebound game. The others are Dwight Howard, who did it 41 times, Shaquille O’Neal (15), Nikola Vucevic (five) and Horace Grant (one) … Kendall Marshall has nine games in January with 10 or more assists, trailing only Ty Lawson’s 10 … Kyle Lowry’s triple-double was the 14th in Toronto history and he is just the fourth player with more than one triple-double as a Raptor. The others are Damon Stoudamire (three times), Jose Calderon (two) and Marcus Camby (two).