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NBA: New York 123, Cleveland 107

NEW YORK, April 3 (UPI) -- Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups combined for 76 points Sunday in the New York Knicks' playoff-clinching123-107 win over Cleveland.

Stoudemire had 28 points while Anthony had 25 and Billups 25 in the Knicks' third straight win, a victory that puts them in the post-season for the first time since the 2003-04 season.

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The Cavaliers, who had beat the Knicks the three other times they met this season, were led by J.J. Hickson with 23 points and Baron Davis with 22.

But Cleveland was hamstrung by 22 forced turnovers and New York led by as many as 22 points in the game.

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