SACRAMENTO, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Amare Stoudemire and Danilo Gallinari both scored 27 points Wednesday and the New York Knicks ended a six-game losing streak by downing Sacramento 113-106.
Gallinari, in his third NBA season, came within three points of his career high, thanks to his making 16 free throws in 17 attempts.
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The Knicks took the lead for good in the second period and built as much as a 13-point advantage in the fourth quarter.
Stoudemire made 11-of-19 from the field and the Knicks shot 52 percent as a team. Raymond Felton added 16 points.
Tyreke Evans led the Kings with 23 points, but they suffered their sixth straight defeat. Sacramento has only a 1-5 home record, tied with the Los Angeles Clippers for the worst in the league.
