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Look who has the NBA’s longest winning streak now.
The New York Knicks, mired in a bad slump just two weeks ago, tied a season high with their sixth straight victory by holding off the Memphis Grizzlies, 108-101 on Wednesday night.
J.R. Smith scored 35 points, his second straight 30-point game, to help the Knicks withstand a furious rally.
”I started off establishing my game on the inside and moving on from there,” said Smith, who shot 10 of 18 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free throw line. ”Fortunately, I got a lot of calls, got to the free throw line and was making my free throws, except for one. My mom is going to kill me, but I’ll take it.”
Smith scored 32 points against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.
Carmelo Anthony added 22 points and Iman Shumpert had 16 for the Knicks, who started the season 6-0 but had played around .500 ball for much of the time since. They took over the NBA’s longest win streak after Miami’s 27-game run ended with a 101-97 loss in Chicago…
Mike Conley led Memphis with 26 points and Bayless finished with 24. Allen had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Marc Gasol, who missed the previous two games with an abdominal tear, finished with 13 points.
— Reported by the Associated Press
