Without Melo, Knicks top Heat 112-92

Another Knicks-Heat game, another 20-point Knicks win.

And if that isn’t surprising enough, this one happened with Carmelo Anthony on the sideline.

Raymond Felton scored a season-high 27 points, and the Knicks connected on 18 3-pointers to more than offset the absence of Anthony while dominating Miami for the second time this season, beating the Heat 112-92 on Thursday night.

‘‘It was fun. It was fun the whole game,’’ Felton said. ‘‘Everybody contributed tonight. Everybody did something amazing. We played a great game minus our superstar.’’

Steve Novak scored 18 points, J.R. Smith added 13 and Tyson Chandler scored 13 for the Knicks, who won their fifth straight and moved 1½ games clear of Miami for the best record in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks made eight 3-pointers in the third quarter alone, the most by any NBA team in any quarter so far this season.

Head Of Prostitution Ring To Expose NFL Exec On Dr. Phil

Someone in the NFL offices is not going to have a Merry Christmas if a high-profile New York madam has anything to do with it.

The New York Post is reporting that Anna Gristina, an Upper East Side madam who ran a high-profile prostitution ring, is about to start naming names of her high-profile clients.

Gristina will appear on Dr. Phil next week and release her first name, which will be a high-profile important NFL executive.

Dennis Rodman ordered to pay $500G in back child support

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been found in contempt of court and ordered to pay $500,000 in back child support to his ex-wife, her attorney said Thursday.

The flamboyant basketball player known for his off-court antics was sentenced to informal probation, his ex-wife's attorney, Mary Ann Noiroux, told City News Service. Orange County Superior Court Commissioner Barry Michaelson warned Rodman could face jail time if he doesn't pay the child support, she said.

Another attorney for Rodman's ex-wife argued in court that Rodman owed Michelle Rodman about $850,000, but Linnea Willis, the former NBA standout's attorney, challenged that figure, Noiroux said.

The two sides met outside court and agreed to $500,000, which Michaelson approved, Noiroux said.