"Carmelo Anthony wouldn't make a firm commitment, but he will likely try to play Monday afternoon when the Knicks take on the Orlando Magic at the Garden in their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee game.

Anthony missed the Knicks' loss Saturday night in Oklahoma City with a sprained right ankle.

"It's sore, but if I can go, I will go,'' he said Sunday, between rounds of treatment that included jogging in the pool. "It's time to get going right now.''"