After a tortured hiccup of a start to a matinee that'd have made J.R. Smith proud, the Knicks rebounded with a strong second half and defeated the Pelicans 95-87. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Anthony Davis paced the Pels with 36 and 11.
The opening of the game was Davis and Kristaps Porzingis going at each other hard. Not surprisingly, the veteran outshone the rookie: AD hit four of his first five shots and was 8 of 13 in the opening half, while KP stumbled out to a 2 for 11 line.