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PHILADELPHIA - Led by Carmelo Anthony, New York is at last on the right kind of streak.Anthony had 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks past the Philadelphia 76ers 98-91 on Wednesday night.The worst team in the Eastern Conference is suddenly on a hot streak. New York snapped its 16-game losing streak Monday with a win against New Orleans and made it two straight with the victory against the lowly Sixers.The Knicks won consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 30-Nov. 2.Guys are still having fun with the game and not letting our record keep us down, Anthony said. Were still enjoying the game of basketball.The Sixers eight wins are only one more than New Yorks total, and each team is battling to better its odds to win the No. 1 pick in the draft lottery.Knicks President Phil Jackson tried to tell Knicks fans better times were ahead by building around Anthony. The Sixers started the season on a 17-game losing streak and have been open about a rebuilding process that included holding a bounty of draft picks.The teams instead played in game that was billed as Tank Bowl.Sixers rookie centre Nerlens Noel was sent home with an illness and their 2014 No. 3 overall pick Joel Embiid has not played this season.New York (92.7) and Philadelphia (90.0) entered at the bottom of the league in scoring averages and laboured to even crack 80 in this one until a surge in the final minutes.The Knicks let a 14-point lead be sliced to three on Michael Carter-Williams fast-break layup with 7 minutes left. MCW — as hes known around the league — had 25 points by that time but it came on 9 of 23 shooting. He finished with 27.I was just trying to keep us in the game, Carter-Williams said. I was trying to keep it close and hopefully at the end we could squeeze it out.Not this time.Carter-Williams had one less option on offence with Noel out with the upper respiratory infection. Noel griped after Mondays blowout loss at Washington that the offence had become stagnant and the Sixers have to be able to reward our big guys.Coach Brett Brown said passing always remained a point of emphasis, though the responsibility, will always be dropped on the point guards doorstep.He also downplayed any hint of a rift between two of Philadelphias projected cornerstones.Its two friends trying to figure it out. Its healthy, Brown said. These guys, they amazingly get along and coexist on buses and locker rooms and all that. Just sometimes, they dont pass to each other. Theyre so tunnel visioned, its not that theyre selfish.Both the Knicks and 76ers insist they are not tanking, fielding a noncompetitive roster in hopes of bettering the odds for high draft picks and potential franchise players. The likely prize this year is Duke centre Jahlil Okafor.Anthony opened the second half with consecutive 3s that helped the Knicks build a 61-47 lead. Robert Covington pulled the Sixers to 91-87 on a 3-pointer with 1:30 left that at least ensured that the few thousand fans that turned out would get a competitive finish.Langston Galloway, who starred at nearby Saint Josephs, ended the threat of a comeback with a 3 from the corner that made it 96-89 and produced a nice roar from the Knicks fans that always make the short trip to Philly.I had to get one up real quick and it went down for me, Galloway said.TIP-INS:Knicks: Forward Lou Amundson and centre Jason Smith played for the 76ers. ... New York has won four straight and 15 of 20 in the series. ... Jose Calderon scored 15 points.76ers: Guard Tony Wroten sat again with a sprained right knee and forward Luc Mbah a Moute was out with a left knee contusion. ... Brett did not rule out Embiid playing this season, though it still remained unlikely.JERAMI ON THE BLOCK:Forward Jerami Grant had eight blocks, the most for a Sixer since Samuel Dalembert had nine on Dec. 12, 2007 vs. Minnesota and the most by a Sixers rookie since Shawn Bradley had nine on Jan. 17, 1994 at Dallas. He had the most blocks by any rookie since Milwaukees Larry Sanders had eight on Dec. 1, 2010 at Denver.UP NEXT:Knicks host Orlando on Friday.76ers host Toronto on Friday. Zane Gonzalez Jersey . Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds made his longshot request of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit upheld Bonds conviction in September. Jarvis Landry Jersey . The post-season, Pierce said repeatedly, is no time to panic. 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Antonio Callaway Jersey . - Considering where Jeff Gordon was after Richmond, left out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship in part due to some late-race shenanigans, he couldnt have been happier on Sunday.Calgary Flames The Flames recalled goaltender Joni Ortio from their American Hockey League affiliate in Adirondack and Ortio could see action this weekend as Calgary will begin a five-game road trip on Saturday in Vancouver. – The Sports Network Colorado Avalanche Defenseman Erik Johnson rested his bruised body Friday, the only Avs player who didnt skate. Forward Ben Street, who as a minor-league callup before suffering an injury, again went through a full practice and might be activated next week, Patrick Roy said, but he could be reassigned to Lake Erie of the American Hockey League. – Denver Post Detroit Red Wings Wings forward Tomas Jurco has a back issue, a little bit of a disc issue. Hell be shut down for a bit. Hopefully it wont be long. Defenseman Jakub Kindl (sprained elbow) practiced with the team today but seemed a bit dejected about the progress hes making. Im working on it, its getting better, Kindl said. Its getting better, for sure. Kindl said he can skate and shoot but the elbow is still sore. He said hes trying to avoid doing anything that would cause him to have a setback. Teemu Pulkkinen skated on a line with Riley Sheahan and Drew Miller today before the team flew to Washington, D.C. for Saturdays game against the Capitals. – Detroit Free Press Los Angeles Kings Indications are that center Mike Richards could be a healthy scratch Saturday for the first time in his Kings career. It has been trending in that direction. Kings Coach Darryl Sutter reduced his ice time and Richards played a season-low 9 minutes 7 seconds in the Kings’ 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday night. The next significant sign came in Friday’s morning practice when rookie Andy Andreoff took Richards spot on the fourth line. Richards and Jordan Nolan were the extra forwards and look to be the healthy scratches on Saturday night against Winnipeg at Staples Center. – LA Times Minnesota Wild Two days after the death of his father, J.P., Wild winger Zach Parise was back with his teammates for a Friday practice at Xcel Energy Center.dddddddddddd Afterward, he said plans to play in Saturdays game against Nashville and will accompany the Wild on a three-game road trip that begins Sunday. Coach Mike Yeo said goalie Darcy Kuemper wont play in at least the next three games. Kuemper is sidelined by a lower-body injury, and neither he nor defenseman Marco Scandella (upper body) has been cleared to practice. Kuemper will definitely sit out against Nashville on Saturday, Chicago on Sunday and Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Scandella is day-to-day, so he could be back sooner. – Star Tribune Nashville Predators Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis did not practice Friday and will not be available to play Saturday at Minnesota. The team said he continues to be evaluated following a lower body injury that caused him to leave Thursdays game against Dallas in the second period. The extent of his injury may not be known for another day or two, the team said. James Neal (injured reserve, lower body) returned to practice Friday and participated as an extra skater. He has missed the last four games and his status remains day-to-day. – Tennessean Pittsburgh Penguins Center Marcel Goc and defenseman Kris Letang returned to practice Friday. Goc missed Wednesdays game against Boston because of an illness, and while he said Friday his legs felt “a little heavy,” he said he would be available for Saturdays game in Montreal. Letang also said he would be ready to play. – Tribune Review Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals have officially dispatched backup goaltender Justin Peters to their American Hockey League affiliate for a weekend conditioning loan and called up Pheonix Copley as insurance for Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings. – Washington Post Winnipeg Jets Both Mark Stuart and Toby Enstrom continued to practice with the team on Friday and could see action as soon as this weekend against the Kings and Ducks. 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