-- we had a -- down at ORACLE Arena where the New York Knicks scored just nine points in the fourth quarter and Carmelo Anthony entered this game as the NBA's second lead and score. Tonight he had fourteen points which is fourteen points last. Tennessee is an average coach Mark Jackson are very happy man. He said this may have been the best he's seen this team play defense all season and he praised Klay Thompson for his hard work. On the court. The matter going to be easy to win. -- news. You know you loosen your own these teams that we don't mesh so well against -- -- get it done this was the important game for us so I'm glad we got the win and you know especially the way it went -- some New York. I thought our team tonight places as good defenses we have all season long and we play that well defensively. You know it and and we're that are unselfish offensively that good things are gonna happen we need to win period you know we. Where each game becomes more more important to get on the stretch here. And you know not now because we've lost two in a -- -- -- because. You know at this point. So every game becomes really important and this this was a very important win for us and we're gonna move onto the next one on Wednesday and -- -- down as well. Coach Mark Jackson said it felt very good to beat his former team you might remember that coach Jackson was drafted by the New York Knicks. Back in 1987. Before being traded. To the LA Clippers in 1992 we said after the game the first person that takes them was his mom the text read way to get them back. Reported from ORACLE Arena Henry Wofford Comcast sports net.