Syracuse, NY (Sports Network) - Jason Richardson scored 23 points and was 6-
of-12 from 3-point range for Philadelphia, as the 76ers downed the New
York Knicks, 98-90, in a preseason game on Monday night.
Thaddeus Young also contributed 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting, while Royal
Ivey and Damien Wilkins each poured in 12 a piece for Philadelphia, which won
its sixth and final contest of the preseason. Lavoy Allen pulled down a game-
high 13 rebounds and scored eight points in the victory.
Returning to the campus of Syracuse, which he won a National Championship for
in 2003, Carmelo Anthony finished with 23 points, six rebounds and five
assists for the Knicks, which lost its third straight game of the preseason.
Raymond Felton added 23 points while Chris Copeland dropped in 15 off the
bench.
Richardson scored 14 of his points in the first half, helping to build an 18-
point halftime lead for the 76ers, who shot 59.5 percent from the field
compared to the Knicks' woeful 35 percent through the first two quarters.
However, the Knicks reduced the 76ers' lead to single-digits on a three by
Jason Kidd and Anthony drained a 3-pointer with less than a minute remaining
in the third to bring the Knicks within four.
Kurt Thomas' bucket in the fourth cut the defecit to 81-79, but the Knicks did
not get any closer, as the 76ers finished the game on a 17-9 run to account
for the final margin.
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