They chanted “M-V-P” and serenaded Carmelo Anthony with “Mel-o, Mel-o.”

So it shouldn’t be any surprise that in the Knicks and Melo’s final visit to the Garden State, Anthony was intent on making it a quick trip. In fact, it was more like a drive-by.

Anthony keeps piling up points and the Knicks continue to add to their win total and close in on a second straight playoff berth. With the crowd chanting “M-V-P” Anthony finished with 33 points in 34 minutes as the Knicks bid farewell to Springsteen and the Vince Lombardi rest stop by defeating the soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets 104-95.

The Knicks improved to 33-29 and remain a game ahead of eighth place Philadelphia and 3 ½ games ahead of ninth place Milwaukee with four games remaining.

They are also 15-5 under Mike Woodson going into Friday’s game at Cleveland. Amar’e Stoudemire, who missed his 13th straight game with a back injury, is hoping to return against the Cavs. If Stoudemire is cleared to play, Woodson will move Anthony back to small forward. The Knicks have a losing record when Stoudemire and Anthony play together but they are 6-1 under Woodson, who is putting himself in position to receive a contract extension.

Melo finished with 33 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk

Up next for the Knicks are the Cavs–Friday at 7:30 pm

Final- NYK:118, BOS:110

Carmelo Anthony had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double, and the New York Knicks made 19 3-pointers to preserve their Atlantic Division title hopes with a 118-110 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

J.R. Smith and Steve Novak each scored 25 points for the Knicks, who overcame a season-high 43 points from Paul Pierce and moved into sole possession of seventh place in the Eastern Conference while trimming Boston’s division lead to 31⁄2 games. The Celtics would have wrapped up their fifth straight Atlantic title with a victory.

Instead, the Knicks staggered them with a record-tying 14 3-pointers in a 72-point first half and equaled their season high by finishing 19 of 32 behind the arc. They improved to 14-5 under interim coach Mike Woodson.

Melo had a triple double– 35 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists

Sorry for the lack of updates–been really really busy but starting tomorrow the updates will occur right after the game…also be on the lookout for a new web layout in the next upcoming weeks….

April 3rd– Knicks (104) vs. Pacers (112) – 39 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

April 5th– Knicks (96) vs. Magic (80) – 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists

April 8th– Knicks (100) vs. Bulls (99) – 43 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assits, 1 steal
– Melo had 2 key 3 pointers…one in regulation and one in overtime to seal the win

April 10th– Knicks (86) vs. Bulls (98) – 29 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals

April 11th– Knicks (111) vs. Bucks (107)- 32 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists

April 13th– Knicks (103) vs. Wizards (65)- 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal

April 15th– Knicks (85) vs. Heat (93)- 42 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal

NEXT GAME: TUESDAY AT 8:00 PM VS. CELTICS…WILL BE ON TNT