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ad five complete games. Wainwright believes hes ready to be that horse again and wants to be treated
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Newbie Posts: 46 Group: Members Member #1,243 Joined: October 31, 2014	NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony was really sharp when he was in, and the New York Knicks were even better after he went out. Cyber Monday Jerseys 2014 . Good enough to be mistaken for one of the NBAs best. "I thought we were playing against the Spurs," Denver guard Ty Lawson said. "They know they pass to one side, kick, kick, and it opens 3s. It was just a tough night for us." Anthony scored 31 points in three quarters, then watched from the bench as the Knicks ran away from his old team in the fourth for a 117-90 victory over the Nuggets on Friday night. J.R. Smith added 10 of his 13 points in the fourth. He also threw the pass of the game during the decisive spurt when he went behind the back to Jeremy Tyler, who scored while being fouled. Amare Stoudemire finished with 17 points for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Tyler had 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Knicks shot 56.5 per cent from the field, one of their best performances of the season. "Everybody played their part tonight," Anthony said. "It was a great team win and we want to build off that." The Knicks were 13 of 20 for 34 points in the final quarter and shot 64 per cent while scoring 67 points in the second half. It was a surprisingly easy victory during a difficult season for the Knicks, who figured they would be competing for championships by now when they paid a heavy price to acquire Anthony from the Nuggets three years ago this month. Instead, they are only 20-30, currently outside the playoff picture and giving Denver hope that the first-round pick the Knicks still owe them this summer from that Anthony deal could be in the lottery. Lawson scored 24 points for the Nuggets, who had their two-game winning streak stopped and fell back to .500 at 24-24. They committed 24 turnovers that led to 27 points. The Knicks latest slump had sparked renewed reports that coach Mike Woodsons job could be in jeopardy, and he spent most of his pregame news conference repeating his confidence in himself and his team. He still believes the Knicks can be a playoff team, a thought only imaginable because they reside in the Eastern Conference. But they showed Friday how effective they can be when they get balanced scoring beyond Anthony, which has happened infrequently this season, and by the end of the night Woodson was talking about how his Knicks would be difficult for powerful Oklahoma City to handle on Sunday. Then again, they lost to the league-worst Milwaukee Bucks this week, so nothing is certain. "You know what, you cant change the past," centre Tyson Chandler said when asked if he was frustrated that the Knicks couldnt play like this more often. "So I would say more so that it gives us the opportunity to rally, because we see what its going take for us to win. Weve just got to put more nights like this together." Leading by seven in the third quarter, New York began to open a gap when Anthony made a jumper, Chandler scored and Anthony nailed a 3-pointer to make it 62-48 with about 8 1/2 minutes remaining in the period. Tim Hardaway Jr. made a 3-pointer and Anthony converted a three-point play for a quick six points in the final minute as the lead grew to 83-66. Smith had three straight baskets in the fourth, the latter two from behind the arc, to push the lead to 102-77. The Knicks helped hand the Nuggets a 26-20 lead after one, committing eight turnovers that led to 14 points. But the much-maligned Raymond Felton scored all of his nine points in the second, and New York scored the final nine points of the period for a 50-44 halftime lead. "I think at the end of the second quarter, when it was 44-44, we got five turnovers in a row and couldnt get a shot up and that kind of pushed their lead," Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried said. 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You can also talk hockey and get updates with TSN.cas Live Game blog.JUPITER, Fla. -- Adam Wainwrights season-ending elbow injury last February was supposed to have wrecked the St. Louis Cardinals season. Instead, they went on to take the World Series. And now the former 20-game winner is healthy again, ready to rejoin a rotation that was strong enough to win it all without him. Thats a major reason spring training opens with optimism for a team that lost three of its pillars -- slugger Albert Pujols, manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan, since the World Series victory parade. Even if the 6-foot-7, 230-pound Wainwright throws fewer than 200 innings, the estimate the Cardinals have used in their try to play it safe with a pitcher not yet a year removed from elbow reconstruction, they view it as a major plus. At the teams Winter Warmup last month, outfielder Matt Holliday said that getting Wainwright back was like signing a big-ticket free agent that would help compensate for Pujols departure. After the first official throwing session Sunday at what he estimated as 85 per cent effort, Wainwright said he had no worries that by opening day hell be all the way back. The lost 2011 season, he said, was merely a "speed bump" in his career. There were no flashbacks to last spring when he blew out his right elbow. Instead, the word he used was "comfortable." "I get home at night, Im not thinking about icing (my arm) or anything like that," Wainwright said. "Im wondering what time "American Idol" comes on. Thats all." Catcher Yadier Molina was on the receiving end, and gave the pitcher a big hug afterwards to note the symbolic nature of an outing that lasted 30-35 pitches. "I was waiting for that moment since last year and finally today I was able to catch him," Molina said. "I was so happy for him, to see him throw and to see him happy, too." Molinas not the only one. New manager Mike Matheny said Wainwright has looked "fantastic," and general manager John Mozeliak said the pitchers rehab thus far has been "flawless." The 30-year-old Wainwright was one of the teams twin aces along with Chris Carpenter before getting hurt last spring training. He was second in the NL Cy Young balloting in 2010 after going 20-11 with a 2.42 ERA, and in 20009 he was 19-8 with a 2. Jerseys Black Friday. 63 ERA and third in the Cy Young. In 2009, he pitched at least six innings in 26 consecutive starts. In 2010, he had five complete games. Wainwright believes hes ready to be that horse again and wants to be treated like everybody else. Putting any limitations on the upcoming season, Wainwright emphasized, does nobody any good. His plan is to make it difficult for the Cardinals to "yank me out of the game." "What happens if I throw 185-190 innings going into September? I cant pitch the rest of the season?" Wainwright said. Wainwright was among four starters -- all except Kyle Lohse -- to throw on the first workout for pitchers and catchers. No doubt he faced the most scrutiny. Mozeliak said Sunday that Wainwrights outings will be closely monitored and adjusted if necessary. The pitcher has been throwing every third day since mid-January, including three times to hitters, and said theres been no pronounced soreness the next day. In short, thats how he felt prior to the injury. "I dont feel like I missed a year, I really dont," Wainwright said. "The games havent happened yet, so Im going to slow-play that a little bit, but I feel like Im stepping into something that Im real comfortable with." Wainwright played a major role on the Cardinals 2006 title team as the fill-in closer for injured Jason Isringhausen, getting the final out in both the NL championship series and World Series. He was reduced to cheerleader during the teams October 2011 surprise as the Cardinals upset the Phillies, Brewers and Rangers. "It gives me an appreciation for how much I love this game," Wainwright said. "Spring training is fun. Its a great time, it really is. Good weather, good place to be, good team to be on, family time at night, baseball in the morning. "I mean, it doesnt get a whole lot better than that." Matheny shared that feeling. Prior to camp, he said the off-season had gone so slowly that he felt like a kid whose parents put out Christmas presents in October that couldnt be opened for a couple months. In his first pre-camp speech, he urged players to aim for career years. "Up to this point its just been a lot of talk," Matheny said. "Its time to go get busy." ' ' '


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