Marshall Plumlee's NBA debut includes sprint through New York

Carmelo Anthony scores 31 points and Kristaps Porzingis adds 19 points and 11 rebounds, as the Knicks beat the Hawks 104-94 for New York's fourth straight home victory.. (0:52)Marshall Plumlee received a phone call from a Knicks staffer on Sunday morning with a request he wasn't expecting.

“Hey, we need you to guard Dwight Howard" was what Plumlee heard on the other line.

The rookie center was a bit surprised, to say the least. He had played for the Knicks’ D League team, the Westchester Knicks, Saturday night and he planned to play for the team again Sunday afternoon. But Knicks starting center Joakim Noah was scratched shortly before tipoff due to illness. So the club needed another center…