Knicks end skid with laugher over Bobcats

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carmelo Anthony wasn't looking for his shot as much and Amar'e Stoudemire was reintroduced to the Knicks' offense. The Knicks also were reintroduced to the win column.

Despite Anthony scoring a career-low one point, the Knicks' six-game losing streak ended Tuesday with a 111-78 blowout victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Stoudemire showed some of the explosiveness that has been missing from him lately. He scored 18 points and shot 7-for-12. He had a few driving dunks and a monster offensive-rebound slam that brought his teammates off the bench.

"I think he was more determined to do some things," coach Mike D'Antoni said.

Many players had extra bounce and the Knicks (7-10) overall showed a sense of urgency to snap their skid.

Tyson Chandler had a monster game, finishing with 20 points and 17 rebounds, including eight offensive. Chandler was 9-for-10 from the field. Landry Fields added 18 points. Every Knick scored more than Anthony, whose previous career-low was two points.

Anthony attempted only seven shots -- 23 fewer than in Saturday's double-overtime loss to Denver. He also had 11 rebounds and four assists. Anthony's only point came on a technical foul shot with 8:59 left in the third that hit the front of the rim and dropped in.

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"I needed a night like this where I didn't have to do too much and we won this game by a lot," Anthony said.

Anthony was happy because he remains banged up and added another ailment to his growing list. Already playing with a sprained left wrist and sore ankle, Anthony said he sprained his right thumb in the game.

"My mind is good, though," he said. "That's the most important thing."

The only other time Anthony was held without a field goal was with Denver in 2005 when he left less than two minutes into a game with an injury.

The Knicks won't win many games when Anthony doesn't make a shot. But they played the Bobcats, who were led by Bronx product Kemba Walker's 22 points. Charlotte is 3-15 and without two starters in point guard D.J. Augustin (foot) and Corey Maggette (hamstring).

The recipe for success for the Knicks was there, though. They moved the ball and had balanced scoring and shot distribution. Six players scored at least nine points and 12 was the high shot total, by Stoudemire and Landry.

"That's just a smart way to play the game, just moving the ball," Stoudemire said.

The Anthony-Stoudemire dynamic has been a major topic lately, especially following the Denver game. Anthony was 10-for-30 and Stoudemire attempted just nine shots, one after the third period.

The two spoke and played as if something clicked from their conversation. Anthony passed more while Stoudemire got shots in the flow of the offense.

"We talked about how we can get everybody involved and create some wins right now," Stoudemire said. "We can't really panic right now but we definitely have to get this going on the right track and start racking up some wins."

The Knicks go for two straight Wednesday in Cleveland. They should have some legs since no one played more than 30 minutes.

Stoudemire scored 10 points in the second quarter when the Knicks started to take control of the game. They outscored Charlotte 30-12 during a 12:03 stretch over the second and third quarters and led 72-50 after Chandler threw down an offensive rebound with authority.

"We all got tired of losing," Anthony said. "We kind of took it as a must-win and we did that."