Melo confident after Knicks conquer London By MARC BERMAN Last Updated: 4:27 AM, January 19, 2013 Posted: 1:40 AM, January 19, 2013 The Knicks flew back yesterday morning from England — with a band of players Carmelo Anthony believes is the best he ever has been a part of. Perhaps the perspective of being back where he won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic team and seeing a key component return in Iman Shumpert underscored the point to Anthony. Anthony has not advanced out of the first round of the playoffs in two tries with the Knicks and has done so just once in his nine NBA seasons. “By far,’’ Anthony said Thursday night in London when asked whether this is his strongest team. “I have been on good teams before. But as far as being a complete team from top to bottom, this is the best team I’ve been a part of.’’ 「到目前为止，我都待在优秀的球队中。」瓜瓜说：「但到目前为止，现在的这支球队是 我待过最好最完整的球队。」 The Knicks’ British Invasion went perfectly. They whipped the Pistons at a sold-out O2 Arena, 102-87, after leaping out to a 16-2 start. Shumpert started at shooting guard in his season debut, the last piece added to the Knicks’ mix. Anthony (26 points) and Amar’e Stoudemire (17 points) played together with ease and without ego. The only chemistry issue in Britain was whether yesterday’s snow would become a blizzard. “We know the type of players we have,’’ Anthony said. “We have fun. We ’re a fun team to watch. We trust each other in the locker room. We have fun with one another. Nothing else can come between us.’’ 「我们很了解彼此是什麽风格类型的球员，」瓜瓜说：「我们在一起打球充满欢乐，同时 我们的打法也很有观赏性。我们在更衣室中彼此信任，在尼克的球员之间，只有信任，没 有任何事情可以离间我们。」 The Knicks, at 25-13, are one game behind the Heat for the best record in the East and two games up on the Nets in the Atlantic Division. They don’t play again until they host the Nets on Monday in an Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee before what could be a contentious showdown in Boston on Thursday. (London’s favorite filmmaker, Spike Lee, has already guaranteed a victory over Brooklyn.) The Knicks are not whole yet and may never be, but it may not matter. As coach Mike Woodson said, “I don’t know if we’ll ever get to a full deck.’’ The Knicks may have to do without starting point guard Raymond Felton for only two more games. Felton broke his right pinkie on Christmas Day. He said in London he plans to return in Philadelphia on Jan. 26. All signs point to Felton rejoining the starting lineup in a three-guard alignment with Jason Kidd and Shumpert. That keeps Anthony at power forward, Tyson Chandler at center and the improving Stoudemire as a key bench ingredient. As Marcus Camby said two weeks ago, “Our best lineup is with Melo at the 4.’ Stoudemire repeatedly has said he is content with his bench role because the team keeps winning and he doesn’t want to disrupt the Big Apple cart. He is allowed to play 30 minutes now, but Woodson still is keeping him in the 20-minute range, possibly in anticipation of how the timing will work out when Felton and Shumpert are both active. Woodson has had ample opportunity to start Stoudemire in the past few games due to the injuries, but he has chosen not to. He wants Stoudemire, who had his most comfortable offensive showing of the season in London in his eighth game, to familiarize himself with coming off the bench for the first time in his career. It is a similar situation to Woodson refusing to start sixth man J.R. Smith despite injuries. Shumpert’s 15-minute London debut boosted the Knicks defense, especially at the outset, curing their recent slow beginnings. “It’ll help when we get Raymond and Iman both,’’ Woodson said. “It starts with them up front in terms of applying pressure.’’ 「当肥顿回归，我们可以拥有他和香波的时候。」武僧说：「球队的後场将真正得到支持 ，我们将给任何对手压力。」 Aside from Felton, the Knicks are waiting on reserve big men Rasheed Wallace, 38, and Camby, 39, both of whom have chronic left-foot injuries. Wallace and Camby probably never will be well at the same time. Camby is dealing with his second bout of plantar fasciitis and is at least two weeks away. Wallace’s return keeps getting delayed. There is concern Wallace’s stress reaction will turn into a season-ending stress fracture without proper rest. In their injury-depleted state, the Knicks have routed the Heat twice by 20 points but have lost all three to the Bulls — without Derrick Rose. Still, Stoudemire fears the Heat the most. “You got to show respect to the defending champs,’’ he said. “They won a championship last year. Miami is definitely playing well this year.’’ 阿骂说：「你必须尊重卫冕冠军，他们去年赢过总冠军，热火本赛季也打得不错。」 There was a nice moment in London, with Anthony and Stoudemire sharing the dais after the win, looking sharp in gray suits and comfortable together. When a British scribe asked whose team it was, Stoudemire interjected: “It’ s Melo’s team.’’ 当有个英国的记者问到这是谁的球队时，阿骂很快的插嘴说：「这是瓜瓜的球队。」 Anthony countered, “No, it’s Jim Dolan’s team.’’ 瓜瓜反驳说：「不，这是杜兰的球队。」 They laughed. Maybe they are simply a team. 然後他们两人就大笑了。也许他们就是一个团队。 http://images.plurk.com/CaS1-71ikcdleGrsSfJOUGFNg2h.jpg 大笑的两人 XD 原文：http://tinyurl.com/af5m8vo -- ─── ▊ ◣ [[ ◣ =◥" ◢ ． ∵ ◆]] ╱ ▁◥▼ ────────── ▊◢◤ ◣ ◥◥ ▂◤▊ ◥ ▂ ▼◢◤\ ◢▼ ▲Once a Knicks, ▊◤ ▊ ◥◣▊ ◢◤◥ ▊◢◤◢◤◥ ▼‵､ ◥ ◤◢ always a Knicks. ▊◥◣ ▊ ▊ ▊ ★ ▊◣ ◥◣ ─-.╳ ▲◤ ▲ ▊ ◥▎▊ ◤▊ ◥◣ ▊◥◣ ◣◥◣▲ ρ\ `,▼▼ ψsherry821224 ─── ◥ ◥ ◤ ◥ ◥ ◥ ◥▆ ◥ | ◢◢▲ ────────── --

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