CP3 leads Clippers past depleted Knicks

Chris Paul had 20 points and eight assists, Caron Butler added 14 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the injury-depleted New York Knicks 93-80 Sunday in a meeting of division leaders.

Chris Paul had 20 points and eight assists, Caron Butler added 14 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the injury-depleted New York Knicks 93-80 Sunday in a meeting of division leaders.

Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, J.R. Smith kept up his surge with 20 and the New York Knicks snapped the San Antonio Spurs’ seven-game winning streak with a 100-83 victory Thursday night.

NEW YORK – The New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler was named the NBA’s 2011-2012 Defensive Player of the Year, the first Knicks player to earn the award.
Chris Bosh scored 29 points, LeBron James survived two scary falls and the Miami Heat used a 17-0 fourth-quarter run to erase a 10-point deficit to beat Phoenix 99-95 on Tuesday night for their 14th straight home victory.

The New York Knicks rebounded from their first loss of Jeremy Lin’s magical run to defeat the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks 104-97 on Sunday.

New acquisitions Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups provided sterling numbers in their Los Angeles debuts as the Clippers crushed the Lakers, 114-95, in a preseason game Monday night.