"A thoroughly frustrated Carmelo Anthony was ejected late in the game a few weeks ago at Madison Square Garden, when the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks.

Bucks forward Carlos Delfino had plenty to do with that after his physical defense kept the Knicks' top scorer off-balance throughout the game.

Delfino's reward for that performance was an assignment two nights later against Miami's LeBron James.

On Saturday night, Delfino and teammate Luc Richard Mbah a Moute did most of the defensive work against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant with some help from Shaun Livingston."