Cavaliers thump Knicks 109-94
Kyrie Irving scores 37, leads Cleveland over listless Knicks
12/10/2013
New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, center, grabs a rebound against Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao, from Brazil, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) shoots against New York Knicks' Andrea Bargnani.
CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and Jarrett Jack added 17 points, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-94 win on Tuesday night over the sinking New York Knicks.
Irving added 11 assists. The All-Star point guard had 12 points in the third quarter, when the Cavs outscored the defenseless Knicks 33-20 and pulled away. Tristan Thompson added 12 points and nine rebounds as Cleveland won its fourth straight at home.
New York, coming off an embarrassing 41-point loss at home to Boston, dropped to 5-15 and made coach Mike Woodson’s future even more uncertain.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 and Amare Stoudemire 15 for the Knicks, who erased an early 18-point deficit, gave it all back, fell behind by 19 and lost for the 11th time in 13 games.