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NEW YORK -- The "laughingstocks" won in a laugher. The Knicks resembled the division champions of a season ago rather than the biggest losers in New York, outplaying and even outtalking the Brooklyn Nets, who look like the real Big Apple busts. Carmelo Anthony had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Iman Shumpert scored a season-high 17 points, and the Knicks ended a nine-game losing streak with 113-83 romp Thursday night in the first meeting of the season between the city rivals. "I think everybody looked like they had that feeling that we were tired of losing," Anthony said. "It showed from the tipoff." The Knicks (4-13) snapped a tie with the Nets (5-14) for most losses in New York, winning the game and the crowd with a dominant second half that had Spike Lee and the rest of the fans wearing blue and orange cheering perhaps the Knicks most complete performance of the season. Andrea Bargnani scored 16 before he was ejected in the fourth quarter, Knicks fans roaring in support of him standing up to Kevin Garnett. Brook Lopez had 24 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, who again played without Paul Pierce, Deron Williams, or much passion in the second half. "Were struggling but were going to come out of this, man, thats the only way to think," Garnett said. "Im not going to think anything else." The game was nationally televised, as all four matchups are this season, but neither team had been giving fans much reason to watch. Nets coach Jason Kidd said Tuesday that both teams "stink," and Anthony not only agreed but added that the Knicks were the "laughingstock" of the league. Nobody was laughing at the Knicks on this night. New York made a season-high 16 3-pointers in 27 attempts (59 per cent), rediscovering a stroke that has been missing all season after it set an NBA record for makes in 2012-13, and led by as many as 34 points. Shumpert, who has been the subject of trade rumours and has struggled, hit five 3s and added six rebounds. The Nets hung in while the Knicks made 16 of their first 21 shots overall and trailed by only seven at halftime "Youve got to give the Knicks credit. They came (for) the season shooting around 32 per cent. Tonight they looked like the team of last year where they made a lot of 3s," said Kidd, who played for the Knicks last season. "When they started the game off it didnt seem as if they were going to miss. But we stayed the course." Until the third quarter, that is, when their season-long woes in that period returned and the Knicks outscored them 34-16. When the public address announcer urged fans to stand and cheer before the fourth, they responded by booing, clearly sick of watching Brooklyn get hammered over the previous 12 minutes yet again. Tensions rose a couple of times, chiefly in the fourth quarter when Bargnani and Garnett became tangled as Bargnani fell to the court while trying to box out. Both players, along with Amare Stoudemire, were called for technical fouls, and Bargnani was hit with a second and thrown out shortly after when he appeared to say something toward Garnett after making a jumper. Garnett wouldnt discuss the incident, saying "I dont understand Italian" -- though Bargnani insisted whatever he said was in English. He also downplayed the exchange. "The most important thing is that we won the game, we played a great game and weve really got to start to build on this," Bargnani said. There were also double technicals and words exchanged after Andray Blatche set a hard pick on Shumpert in the first half, but that was about all the fight the Nets showed on the way to their sixth straight home loss. Both teams were booed during the introduction of starting lineups by split fan bases who are united in their early season disgust. The Nets believed they were a championship contender after acquiring Garnett and Pierce from Boston, the centerpieces of a roster that will cost more than $180 million in salary and luxury taxes. The Knicks are second to the Nets in payroll but had never gotten going after losing Tyson Chandler to a broken leg in their fourth game of the season. But they were the better team right from the tip. The Knicks made 12 of their first 14 shots and were ahead 30-15 after Anthonys 3-pointer with 2:36 remaining in the opening quarter. NOTES: There was a moment of silence before the game for Nelson Mandela, South Africas first black president, who died Thursday at 95. Commissioner David Stern called Mandela "one of the most powerful and inspirational leaders in the world and a great friend of the NBA." ... 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According to a report from ESPN, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are shopping the veteran CB and plan on releasing him Wednesday if they cant find a trade partner.MONTREAL - Jiri Sekac is making a strong case to stay in the Montreal Canadiens lineup.After sitting out seven games as a healthy scratch, Sekac was one of the best players on the ice on Saturday, helping Montreal to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild. The 22-year-old scored a goal and added an assist for his first multi-point game of his young NHL career.I dont think it can get any better right now, said Sekac, whos played in back-to-back games after missing the previous seven. Its just an amazing feeling in front of all these fans. I just cant describe it right now.Sekac, whos battling Rene Bourque, Travis Moen and the currently injured Michael Bournival for playing time, finished Saturdays contest with two points, four shots and a hit in 13:36 of work.With the Canadiens in front 2-1 early in the third period, the Czech Republic native was rewarded for an already solid game when he poked the puck across the goal-line past a helpless Darcy Kuemper for his second goal of the season.Im trying to get used to every game, said Sekac, whos looking for a permanent place on the Canadiens starting roster. Hopefully its just going to go up now, not the other way.Sekac was dangerous on several occasions against the Wild.Midway through the second period, the left-winger came close to padding Montreals 1-0 lead when he swiped at a loose, bouncing puck in the crease, but failed to connect. Later in the period, Kuemper gloved Sekacs powerful wrist shot, and the Wild goalie again frustrated the 22-year-old from the slot in the third.Hes skating well, making the right decisions with the puck, said head coach Michel Therrien of Sekac. Sometimes, taking a step back is not a bad thing. At the start of the season, I saw a player with less energy. Now, hes got his energy back, hes quick, and hes having success right now.Added Lars Eller: Its the same thing I said before the season. Hes going to surprise a lot of people. Hes got skill, and hes a smart player.Sekac got an assist on Ellers game-winner in the final minute of the second period. After good puck circulation between Sekac, Brandon Prust, and Eller, the Dane fired past Kuemper glove side with a screened snap shot from the faceoff circle.The Canadiens are undefeated (7-0-0) when tied or leading going into the third, and the storyline was no different Saturday.Carey Price made 10 of his 30 saves in the third period for his eighth victory in 12 games. With the performance, Prices save percentage jumped from .907 to .912.The Habs (10-4-1) have now beaten Minnesota (7-6-0) in five of the teams last six meetings in Montreal.After a scoreless first period that saw the Wild come close to beating Price on several occasions, the Canadiens got on the board midway through the second.Coming down the wing with speed, Brendan Gallagher ripped a slapshot to the roof of the net at 9:26, beating Kuemper for his first point in his last nine games.dddddddddddd. The goal came just inches from the spot where Eller would later score the game-winner.The Wilds Jason Pominville equalized at 14:59 of the second, minutes after Sekac came close to doubling Montreals lead.Following a bad giveaway by Andrei Markov at the blue-line, former-Hab Thomas Vanek walked into the offensive zone on an odd-man rush, and found Pominville alone at the side of the net for the easy tap-in.Vanek, in his first return to Montreal since signing a three-year deal with Minnesota in the off-season, finished the game with one point in 17:04. The Austrian played 29 games with the Canadiens last year.After Eller gave Montreal the 2-1 lead, Sekacs goal wasnt without controversy. The poke-in was made easy as Kuemper, who made 27 saves in defeat, was left incapacitated on the ice after Minnesotas Nino Niederreiter pushed Prust onto the Wild goalie.The referees and linesmen conferred, and the goal stood because it was a Wild player who hit Prust first.I knew I was pushed in pretty hard, said Prust. I was pushed right into the crossbar. I was sitting there, listening to the refs conversation, and I heard him say that it was a good goal. I knew before everybody else.Minnesota Wild head coach Mike Yeo was surprised the goal wasnt disallowed.I didnt really get a chance to react to it, he said. They (the referees) didnt really want to come and talk to me, and then the puck was dropped at centre ice. Im obviously not very pleased. I thought we were going on the power play there.Max Pacioretty put the game out of the Wilds reach with his team-leading sixth of the season at 6:04.Montreal is now 4-0 when scoring first.Prior to puck drop, the Canadiens retired defenceman Guy Lapointes No. 5.Lapointe played 14 seasons with Montreal between 1968 and 1982 before brief stints with the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He recorded 622 points in 894 career games, and ranks second in goals by a Canadiens defenceman with 166.I am very honoured to be here tonight, 32 years after my last game with the Montreal Canadiens, Lapointe told fans before the ceremonial banner raising. I never thought that one day, my No. 5 would hang up there.Nicknamed Pointu, Lapointe holds the Canadiens record for most goals in a year by a defenceman with 28. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.Notes: Bourque was a healthy scratch for a second consecutive game. Bournival was out with an injured shoulder. … Minnesotas point leader Zach Parise (upper-body injury) did not travel to Montreal. … Earlier in the day, the Habs recalled winger Drayson Bowman from the Hamilton Bulldogs. ' ' '