Knicks rally in the 4th to beat the Celtics 85-78

New York Knicks outscored the Boston Celtics 18-8 in the fourth quarter with red hot shooting from Carmello Anthony and JR Smith to beat the Celtics 85-78.

Scoring champion Carmelo Anthony led all scorers with 36 points and JR Smith scored 15 points.

Anthony though he shot only 13 for 29 from the field he scored eight points in the fourth quarter, including consecutive baskets late in the period that finally gave the Knicks breathing room in a tight game.

The Celtics three costly turn over sealed their fate in the fourth quarter. Jeff Green scored 26 points 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Paul Pierce put up 21 points, and Kevin Garnett has an awful night with 4-12 shooting for just 8 points.

Game 2 is Tuesday night before the Celtics host Game 3 on Friday in what will be their first home game since the Boston Marathon bombings.

Durant ‘about 50-50’ on playing overseas

TULSA, Okla. (AP)—Kevin Durant says he is “about 50-50” on playing overseas if the NBA lockout lasts.

The league scoring champion from the Oklahoma City Thunder hopes the work stoppage is settled in time for a full season, but says he’ll “have to think about” playing elsewhere if that doesn’t happen.

Durant says he has been working on his game during his time off, but took a break from that to attend the WNBA game between Tulsa and Chicago on Thursday night. Speaking at halftime, he called himself a “basketball fanatic” who enjoys watching the women’s game.