good morning. after an embarrassing loss to the nets, the knicks jeremy lin and carmelo anthony clicking on all cylinders. last night. taking on the hawks at mgs, some of the new guys developing chemistry. baron davis to j.r. smith, reverse alley-oop. the knicks came out flying in the opening quarter. carmelo looked pretty good in his second game back from injury. took the feed from lin and threw it down. anthony had 15. lin assist shy of a double double finished with 17 points. knicks won big, 99-82, they ll play the heat tonight. the last time the lakers in dallas swept out of the playoffs. last night a different story. laker big men stepped up down the stretch. kobe bryant, the lob gas sol. l.a. up by five. moments later he found bynum and they beat the naves 96-91. youth met experience in oklahoma city. the young thunder ran over the aging celts. it seemed like every time boston turned it over, the thunder were sprinting the other way. kevin durant to russell