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Carmelo Anthony was woeful from the field, shooting 9-for-27 and the Knicks had a terrible fourth quarter as they fell to Orlando 102-93. New York also didn't play much defense, allowing Orlando to shoot over 50% from the field. The loss drops New York to 6-7 which is still good enough for 2nd place in the Atlantic Division.

The Clippers were without Chris Paul, but they still beat the Nets 101-91. New Jersey fell behind 32-17 after the first quarter, but rallied to tie the game at 81 with just over six minutes left. Chauncy Billiups killed them down the stretch, scoring nine of his twenty points in the final few minutes. MarShon Brooks led New Jersey with 19 points.

Nashville scored three goals in the first eleven-plus minutes of the game and survived a furious barrage from the Islanders over the final two periods to win 3-1. New York put 37 shots on net and Pekka Rinne stopped everyone except John Tavares' third period goal.