Calderon's buzzer-beating 3 lifts Knicks past Lakers, 90-87
- 8 years ago
It was a busted play that led to the winning shot for the New York Knicks , and Jose Calderon turned out to be the right guy in the right spot.
The 10-year veteran point guard hit a 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left after Carmelo Anthony wasn't able to get open, and the Knicks pulled out a 90-87 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. ''
It was kind of a weird situation,'' Calderon said after his only 3 of the game. ''
The play was supposed to go to Melo, but he couldn't get free.
I grabbed the ball and there weren't too many options out there, so I kind of got open for a minute and that was it.
Sometimes when you're struggling a little bit, you make that important one.''
Anthony scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for New York.
He shot 10 for 20 and had 12 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant had 14 points in his 29th and final head-to-head matchup in the regular season with Anthony.
The Lakers had a combined 16-13 record in those games against the Knicks and Denver Nuggets.
The 10-year veteran point guard hit a 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left after Carmelo Anthony wasn't able to get open, and the Knicks pulled out a 90-87 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. ''
It was kind of a weird situation,'' Calderon said after his only 3 of the game. ''
The play was supposed to go to Melo, but he couldn't get free.
I grabbed the ball and there weren't too many options out there, so I kind of got open for a minute and that was it.
Sometimes when you're struggling a little bit, you make that important one.''
Anthony scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for New York.
He shot 10 for 20 and had 12 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant had 14 points in his 29th and final head-to-head matchup in the regular season with Anthony.
The Lakers had a combined 16-13 record in those games against the Knicks and Denver Nuggets.