Amar'e Stoudemire once famously once said, "The Knicks are back." On Friday night, after Stoudemire returned from a bulging disc in his back, the same old Knicks were back—the ones where Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony couldn't play together.

Amar'e Stoudemire takes it inside. Reuters

CLE - 98

NYK - 90

The playoffs-bound Knicks lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 98-90, on Friday. Anthony scored just 12 points while Stoudemire, who had missed 13 games, had 15 with three rebounds. Mike Bibby had 12 points and Steve Novak had 15.

The Knicks were undone by four Cavs in double figures, led by Kyrie Irving's 21. Manny Harris had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland.

The Cavs ended a three-game losing streak and won for just the fourth time in 19 games.