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NEW YORK -- Nearly halfway through their homestand, more than halfway through their season, and the only move the New York Knicks are making is backward. Evan Turner scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Thaddeus Young made a key 3-pointer on a play the Knicks admittedly botched, and the Philadelphia 76ers send New York to a fifth straight loss with a 110-106 victory on Wednesday night. Blowing a favourable portion of their schedule, the Knicks fell to 15-27, a season after losing 28 games total in winning the Atlantic Division. "This is the time right here to make up ground and were not," guard J.R. Smith said. "Were playing better on the road than we are at home and it should be the other way around if anything." Michael Carter-Williams and Young each added 19 points for the 76ers, who won for just the second time in nine games. James Anderson finished with 18 points as Philadelphia outrebounded New York 54-39 to snap a three-game skid. "Our team was good tonight. We played good team defence and we ended it with rebounds," 76ers coach Brett Brown said. "So Im happy that we came in here and found a way to get a win and it was through our defence." Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points after a slow start for the Knicks, who were at least competitive after losing the previous four by a combined 75 points. They are 0-3 on an eight-game homestand that matches a franchise record. But its not helping the Knicks at all, as they started their second half with another loss after going 15-26 through the midpoint of their schedule. With that in mind, Brown said he expected to see an "angry team" that wanted to fix things. Instead, the Knicks started slowly and finished poorly. "I really dont know what it is, why we cant play well on our own home court," Anthony said. "This should be the time where we gain some momentum, gain some confidence as a team playing here on our own home court, but that dont seem like its the case right now." After trailing most of the game, the Knicks ran off 10 straight points to open the fourth quarter and take a 90-84 lead on Tim Hardaway Jr.s three-point play. Philadelphia then held New York without a basket for more than 5 minutes and moved back into the lead at 96-92 on consecutive 3-poiners by Carter-Williams and Turner. "Really big for us to come back," Carter-Williams said. "We stayed together, stayed as a team, shared the ball at the end and we executed down the stretch." Smith ended the Knicks drought with a 3-pointer, but baskets by Young and Anderson pushed it to 100-95. New York had one last chance when it got within two, but Young made a wide-open 3-pointer and Turner followed with a basket for a 107-100 cushion that sent fans for the exits. The Knicks said they knew what the Sixers would do on the possession that ended with Youngs open look from the top of the key, but coach Mike Woodson said they "botched it up." Andrea Bargnani scored 20 points for the Knicks in his return to the starting lineup after coming off the bench Monday in a loss to Brooklyn. Woodson wanted to return to the bigger lineup similar to the one that beat the 76ers in the last meeting. But the Knicks also had Amare Stoudemire and Kenyon Martin for that game, and both are out now with sprained left ankles. The loss to the Nets was a tumultuous holiday for the Knicks, as their blowout loss was followed by quotes from Anthony that seemed critical of his teammates effort and Chandler that appeared to question coach Woodsons defensive strategy. They probably didnt feel much better after this one, losing to a team they had defeated eight of the previous 10 times. "Weve got to believe that we can win a game," Woodson said. Anthony missed all four shots and had just one point in the first quarter while the 76ers hit 56 per cent for a 33-26 lead. He came back with 13 in the second, helping the Knicks pull to 61-56 at halftime. 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On Saturday night sources confirmed to TSN, the league and players agreed to terms on a new, tentative CBA, pending ratification by the unions players. A league source confirmed the CFLs board of governors must also ratify any potential agreement. Air Force 1 Low Homme Pas Cher . Dr. James Andrews is to operate next week on the 24-year-old pitcher, who made the AL All-Star team last year. Moore will be the first Rays pitcher to undergo Tommy John surgery since Jason Isringhausen in June 2009. Air Force 1 France . But unfortunately for the Niagara Falls, Ont., native, a pulled muscle wouldnt allow him to go past the second set. Japan sealed its victory over Canada in the first-round Davis Cup tie after Nishikori downed an ailing Dancevic 6-2, 1-0.ATLANTA - DeMar DeRozan loves when the Toronto Raptors have a balanced scoring attack.Thats what its going to take to win, he said. Honestly, thats what its all about.DeRozan scored 27 points, Lou Williams added 22 and the Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-115 on Wednesday night for their sixth consecutive victory.The Eastern Conference-leading Raptors had their highest point total of the season. They have won 11 of 12 to match the best stretch in the franchises 20-year history, also accomplished from March 22-April 14, 2002.Jeff Teague had 24 points and 12 assists for Atlanta, and Al Horford scored 23 points.The Hawks, who won in Washington on Tuesday night, were trying to beat the Easts top two teams on consecutive nights.Kyle Lowry had 14 points and 13 assists for Toronto, which is 4-1 on the road for the first time in team history.I wanted to get my guys involved, Lowry said. My shot wasnt falling the way I wanted it to, but the guys did a great job of screening and getting some great shots.Hawks guard Kyle Korver hit a pair of free throws to cut Torontos lead to 109-105 with 4:45 remaining, but the Raptors pulled away from there. James Johnsons fast-break dunk increased Torontos advantage to 13 just 1:16 later.Korver finished with 19 points.Williams, playing his first game in his hometown since getting traded by the Hawks last summer, hit four 3-pointers and went 6 for 6 on free throws.Three nights in a row its been somebody else stepping up, said Williams, who scoredd a career-high 36 last Saturday night as Toronto overcame an 18-point deficit to win at Cleveland.ddddddddddddIt just shows the depth and the character of this team.Raptors coach Dwane Casey was pleased to watch his teams defence guard the perimeter better in the second half.Once Toronto had itself together defensively, the ball movement improved offensively as the Raptors took time to select better shots. It marked the second time in two wins over Atlanta this season that they had seven players score in double figures.Reserve guard Greivis Vasquez was a major beneficiary, scoring all 21 of his points in the second half.It was great to see Greivis get going with his shooting, Casey said. He has just needed to see the ball go through the hoop.SPEAKING UPTen fans staged a peaceful protest of the Ferguson grand jury decision during the first half.Seven men and three women marched briskly through upper and lower levels of Phillips Arena on Wednesday night and shouted Hands up! Dont shoot! for 10 approximately minutes.The game was not disrupted during the march.NICE STARTDeRozan hit all five of his field-goal attempts to finish the first quarter with 14 points. Williams added seven.TIP-INSRaptors: Reserve big man Tyler Hansbrough missed his fourth straight game with a sprained right shoulder.Hawks: Reserve swingman Thabo Sefolosha was sent home before the game with flu symptoms.UP NEXTRaptors: Host Dallas on Friday night.Hawks: Host New Orleans on Friday night. ' ' '