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Blimey, there was basketball across the pond yesterday! If you missed it on the tube - and we mean the telly, not the London subway - that's because tip-off was at low tea time, which is three o'clock for the uninformed and under-caffeinated. Although it went in the books as a home game for Detroit*, it was the blokes on the New York side who felt right at home, since Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler were playing within the same arena they earned gold medals at back in August. Their level of comfort was evident, as Anthony paced all scorers with 26 points, while Chandler tallied tally-hoed a double-double, with 14 rebounds and 10 points.

Whereas the Knicks feature two triumphant Olympians, the Pistons, 14-25, would struggle to have a player selected for the Special Olympics. After registering the first pair of points, Detriot then surrendered 16 straight to New York and never regained their initial lead. Tayshaun Prince can't compete in a country containing two true princes.

Carmelo was probably happy to take a break from the Cheerios conversation stateside to say "Cheerio" through b-ball to the Brits. We think it was a breath of fresh air for Anthony to perform an encore in the O2.

*which makes sense, since the cities are a mere 3,762 miles apart.