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The Knicks’ best season in more than a decade ended on Saturday night with the franchise now 40 years removed and counting from its last championship and facing a long summer of uncertainty. “It’s tough. We all know what the goal was,” Anthony said after the Pacers captured Game 6, 106-99, to eliminate the higher-seeded Knicks. “Everybody wanted to go to the championship. That’s the ultimate goal. Unfortunately, our run has to stop here.” New York Daily News

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The series is headed back to Indiana after the Knicks beat the Pacers, 85-75, at the Garden. Indiana leads 3-2 and can close out the Knicks at home Saturday night. "We played with a sense of urgency, knowing what was at stake," Carmelo Anthony said. "We just wanted to go out there and get this game. We played it like we really wanted it." Newsday

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Reggie Miller: From all indications, Woodson probably will go back to smaller lineup with Melo at PF. Bottom line, Knicks have to MAKE shots. Easier said Twitter @ReggieMillerTNT

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Now we’ve got Carmelo Anthony saying basically the same thing, only in his case he’s unlikely to even earn a date with the Jordan of this era, LeBron James. “I still believe we are the better team," Anthony said when he again failed to produce in the clutch and the Knicks fell to the Pacers on Tuesday night, 93-82. “We are not playing at that level right now." New York Daily News

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“I want J.R. to shoot,” Melo said. “He can’t take the shots with him. I don’t want him to stop shooting. I want him to stay aggressive.” New York Post

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“I believe, I really believe we can to do something special,’’ Anthony said in a low voice. “We must win [tomorrow] and we got to believe in ourselves. At this point, it’s do or die. No need to hang heads at this. We got to do it being very confident.’’ New York Post

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Knicks center Tyson Chandler emphatically said his critical comments after Saturday night’s game and after Sunday’s practice were not directed at Carmelo Anthony. “I pulled Melo to the side. I’m a man of my words,’’ Chandler said. “None of the words were directed at him. I didn’t want him to take it like, that. I would never want to cause a problem with any of my teammates in the locker room. I wanted him to understand the comments were directed at the team. Most of the time I’m speaking about myself first. I didn’t want to add any extra pressure to his game.’’ New York Post

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Frank Isola: Carmelo says "I believe we can do something special here. I'm very confident that we can do something special here." Twitter @FisolaNYDN

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Frank Isola: Carmelo also says he wants J.R. Smith to "keep shooting." So there's that. Twitter @FisolaNYDN

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith 

Carmelo Anthony was perplexed by negative comments made the past two days by center Tyson Chandler. “I don’t want to go back and forth with that,” Anthony said. “I don’t know exactly what he’s talking about. But if he feels that way, we’re about to get together right now amongst ourselves and figure that out and get his take and perspective on that comment. We’ll handle that internally and figure it out among ourselves.” New York Post

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After ripping the team Saturday for not helping out in guarding Pacers center Roy Hibbert, Chandler said Sunday: “Honestly, I think we’re doing it to ourselves. I watched the tape myself and there’s open looks. We have to be willing passers. You have to sacrifice yourself sometimes for the betterment of the team, for the betterment of your teammates. When you drive in the paint and you draw, you kick it. I think we need to do a better job of allowing the game to dictate who takes the shots and not the individuals.” Then he added, “I’m not saying that anybody’s doing it maliciously. I think it’s more so you get in a situation where you want to take over the game or you want to make a big shot, where you have to just stick to the game plan. Good teams win basketball games, unless you’re a great, great, great, great individual. We only have a few of those come through.” New York Post

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Anthony disputes that he is not moving the ball properly or being a ballhog. “The shots I was taking, I didn’t think I forced anything,’’ Anthony said. “The shots I took, I felt I could make. I’ll continue to take those shots.” New York Post

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler 

Carmelo Anthony says he intends to speak to Tyson Chandler on Monday concerning critical comments Chandler made about the Knicks being too selfish in Game 3. Chandler did not mention Anthony by name but he seemed to be referring to the All Star forward when he said there were moments in Game 3 when “you want to take over the game or you want to make a big shot where you (should) stick to the game plan. A good team wins basketball games. Unless you’re a great, great, great, great individual…and we only have a few of those come through.” When asked about Chandler’s comment on Monday, Anthony told reporters: “I really don’t want to go back and forth about that because I really don’t know exactly what he’s talking about. But if he feels that way…we’re about to get together right now and discuss that amongst ourselves and figure that out. Just get his take his perspective on that comment. And we’ll handle that internally and figure that out amongst ourselves. New York Daily News

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Chandler said the Knicks are being too selfish and individuals are trying to win games alone, and this team doesn't have players who can do that. Chandler didn't mention anyone by name, but Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith are the Knicks' volume shooters. "I watched the tape myself and there's open looks," Chandler said after practice Sunday. "We have to be willing passers. You have to sacrifice yourself sometimes for the betterment of the team, for the betterment of your teammates. So when you drive in the paint, you draw, you kick it. We need to do a better job of allowing the game to dictate who takes the shots and not the individuals. "I'm not saying that anybody is doing it maliciously. I think it's moreso a situation, you want to take over the game or you want to make a big shot, where you have to just stick to the game plan. Good teams win basketball games. Unless you're a great, great, great individual, and we've only had a few of those come through." Newsday

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Carmelo Anthony: “It’ll be different come Game 4. We’re going to make our adjustments. They took care of home court tonight, but will have a chance.” Indianapolis Star

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Carmelo Anthony said he will keep his shoulder wrapped for the rest of the playoffs. "It's definitely helping my shoulder, keeping it in place so I'll keep that on," Anthony said. "I was just trying some things. I tried tape, tried a different shoulder sleeve but it seems that one is the one that's helping it out." Newsday

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As the end of his wait to return to action for the first time in more than two months approached Saturday, Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire was like a kid on Christmas morning. And Carmelo Anthony was as amused as any parent enduring a child's irrepressible burst of energy. "He was up early this morning in shootaround," Anthony said. "He was dunking in shootaround. I'm like, 'Stat, it's May. Nobody is dunking in shootaround.' You can just see the excitement, man, and his love for wanting to be back out there on a basketball court." Newsday

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Frank Isola: When asked about J.R., Carmelo smiled and said "he's playing." Twitter @FisolaNYDN

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Injuries, J.R. Smith 

Whatever you call it, Smith has hit just 15 of 57 shots since he returned from a one-game suspension for elbowing Boston’s Jason Terry in the chin in the closing minutes of Game 3 of the first-round series. And that’s enough to have coach Mike Woodson wondering if Smith might lose minutes. "Well, I don’t think he’ll be in the so-called slump for that much longer," Anthony said. "He’s working. The only way you’ll get out of a so-called slump is putting in work in the gym, and he’s been doing that. So we just need him to be J.R., back out there playing basketball, having fun doing that, having fun on the court." Bergen Record

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Smith has been scrutinized for fun off the court of late — being spotted with Rihanna in nightclubs twice this week. When he was outed the first time the night before the Knicks’ afternoon game Sunday, he was criticized by some. "I don’t want to speak on that," Anthony said. "To me, he’s focused now. He’s here with us; when he’s here, he’s here. Whatever he’s been doing in his spare time he does in his spare time. My thing to J.R., I want him to remain positive regardless of what’s going on off the court, what’s being said about him. If you don’t have a positive attitude throughout these situations, it’s going to make everything tough." Bergen Record

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