Anthony
was in prolific form during the opening quarter when he fired 22 points as the
hosts raced into a 41-27 lead.
They stretched this advantage to 68-49 by half-time
en route to making it nine straight home wins.
But Anthony was unable to finish the contest after
suffering a heavy fall half-way through the third quarter and left the arena
never to return.
The Knicks have the best record in the Eastern
Conference of the NBA and lead the Atlantic Division by a decent margin (17-5).
Kobe Bryant led the way for Los Angeles with 31
points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
However, the visitors slipped to a fourth
successive loss and have now won just nine of their 23 matches this season.
The game marked a return to Madison Square Garden
for Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni, who resigned as coach of the Knicks last March.
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