Carmelo Anthony scores 45 points as Knicks edge Nets

Carmelo Anthony's season-high 45 points help New York rally from early 17-point deficit and improve to 16-5, best in the East. Brooklyn loses its fifth straight.

Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 45 points, Jason Kidd made the tiebreaking three-pointer with 24 seconds left, and the New York Knicks rallied from an early 17-point hole to beat the Brooklyn Nets, 100-97, Tuesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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