NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks spent $72 million to make Joakim Noah the anchor of their defense.On Monday, they sat him down and turned around a game.Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis each scored 24 points, and the Knicks rolled after a halftime lineup change and beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 93-77.The Knicks benched Noah, their big free-agent signing, starting guard Justin Holiday and moving Porzingis to center in a small lineup. They responded by scoring 31 points in the third quarter after managing just 36 in an ugly first half.Second half was really good. Coach made the decision to play small, Noah said. I didnt get to play, everybody wants to play, but its good that we won. We found a way. It was much-needed.Anthony scored 17 in the third quarter and 20 in the second half after shooting 1 for 6 in the first half. Porzingis finished with 11 rebounds, though coach Jeff Hornacek doesnt think his move to starting center is going to be permanent.Just because it was good in the second half doesnt mean were going to change it, Hornacek said.Harrison Barnes scored 20 points and J.J. Barea had 17 for the Mavericks, who are still without Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams.The remaining lineup was good enough to take a 39-36 halftime lead but got run off the floor once the Knicks returned with a different look.This is where everybody has got to be totally together, help each other out, really focus on doing the little things at a high level, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said. I thought the first half we did that. In the second half we had breakdowns.Anthony made a 3-pointer to open the half and later had six straight points in the midst of the Knicks 19-6 run that Holiday capped with a 3-pointer that made it 55-45. New York outscored Dallas 31-12 in the period as the Mavs shot 5 for 20, and it was 67-51 headed to the fourth.Porzingis and Anthony made consecutive 3-pointers that pushed it to 82-64 midway through the period and soon both were on the bench for good.Noah, a defensive-minded center who battled injuries in his final season in Chicago, grabbed six rebounds in 16 scoreless minutes. He didnt play in the second half, while Holiday finished with 16 points.TIP-INSMavericks: Dallas had won five straight and 24 of the last 29 meetings. ... Barnes had scored 25 or more in a career-best three straight games.Knicks: The Knicks snapped a two-game losing streak. ... New York won for the first time in five games this season when scoring fewer than 100 points.DIRK WORKSNowitzki had a lengthy pregame workout on the court, but by then the Mavs had already determined that he would miss his fourth straight game with a sore right Achilles.I think hes really close. Hes feeling a lot better and we just dont want to rush anything, owner Mark Cuban said. Theres no reason to rush anything with him.TAKE TIMEDallas was twice called for technical fouls in the fourth quarter for calling timeout when it had no timeouts remaining.HELPING HANDHornacek asked Carlisle if Nowitzki would work out with Porzingis in September. They couldnt get anything scheduled but both sides hope they can eventually.Dirks a giver, he would love to see every international guy have the same opportunities hes had, Carlisle said. Its something that didnt work out because I think at the time in September Dirks travel schedule and Kristaps health situation didnt match up, but maybe sometime in the future. I know that Dirk would look forward to spending time with him and vice versa.UP NEXTMavericks: Visit Boston on Wednesday to finish four-game, coast-to-coast road trip that began at the Los Angeles Lakers. 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Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf.Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy displayed sympathy for Ainsley Maitland-Niles rather than criticising him after the teenager conceded a stoppage-time penalty in their 2-2 draw with Bolton. Town were on course for an away victory at the Sky Bet Championships bottom club after goals from Kevin Bru and Christophe Berra put them 2-0 up inside 72 minutes.However, Lawrie Wilson quickly pulled one back for the hosts before Maitland-Niles, who had delivered the free-kick for Berra to score from, took down substitute and fellow Arsenal loanee Wellington Silva from behind deep into stoppage time. Wellington had been booked for diving moments earlier, yet referee Mark Haywood pointed to the spot this time and Stephen Dobbie rolled home an equaliser in the seventh minute of time added on.Asked about what he had said to Maitland-Niles, the straight-talking McCarthy replied: He said, He dived, I got the ball. Until I see it I wont know. Whether he did or he didnt, kick the f***ing thing out because it doesnt make the referee have a decision to make.Ive said to the lads, We all need a bit of a love, we dont need kicking in the b******s. When youve made a mistake, the last thing you need is - there you are, have a kick in the nuts and lets just make it even worse and compound it.Anybody who hasnt made a mistake in my team, you can stand up and punch me in the nose. Well, nobody got up. Weve all done it; weve all made mistakes. Ive made them when Ive been a lot older and a lot wiser than Ainsley.dddddddddddd If he learns from it...Hes a kid, give him a bit of loving. Thats what we need to do.The visitors had barely threatened at the Macron Stadium but led through Brus brilliant finish off the underside of the crossbar before Berra headed in a second after goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski had preserved their lead with a string of saves.I thought they were excellent tonight, McCarthy added of Bolton. Had we come away and won it wed have burgled it completely.Despite taking a point for the first time in four games, home manager Neil Lennon was left to r