Carmelo Anthony: New York Knicks loss "very disappointing"

Carmelo Anthony has said that the New York Knicks' defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies was "very disappointing".

The Knicks fought back from 18 points down in the second half, but a late run from the Grizzlies ensured that the home side took the win.

The forward told reporters: "It's very disappointing. To fight our way back and be up five, six with a couple of minutes on the clock, and give it away is very disappointing. But we have to put this one behind us.

"All I saw was Mike Miller wide open and the ball was going. Once the ball was up, my thing was to just hope that he didn't keep his follow through up or something and the ball was going to miss. But he was wide open."

The result leaves the Knicks four wins outside the playoff places in the Eastern Conference.