Playing the final quarter with numbness in his right elbow, Anthony missed a key late free throw and fouled out of his first road game with the Knicks, who took Cleveland too lightly and were beaten 115-109 on Friday night by the fired-up Cavaliers.
Anthony, acquired earlier this week from Denver in a blockbuster trade, finished with 27 points but missed a foul shot with 25 seconds left that would have brought New York within two. Afterward, he said he banged his elbow in the second half and that it has been bothering him for some time.
"I don't like to make any excuses, this was a game, regardless of how long we've been together, that we should have got," said Anthony, who had a gauze wrap on his elbow. "It comes down to everybody being on the same page defensively. "We've only had four practices to get it together.
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