Kinicks to limit Carmelo Anthony's minutes the rest of the season

The New York Knicks will reduce forward Carmelo Anthony's minutes over the final 12 games of the season.

What It Means:

The minutes restrictions will start on Wednesday night with the possibility of Melo sitting out the second half of back-to-backs. For what it's worth, the veteran played just 25 minutes on Monday in a blowout loss. Expect Lance Thomas to see an increase of action over the last three weeks of the season.

Anthony is averaging 22.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while posting a -0.1 nERD rating -- ranking 183rd among the 478 NBA players.