Knicks 95, Cavaliers 90: Carmelo Anthony led the way with 25 points as visiting New York held off Cleveland and spoiled LeBron James’ return.

Iman Shumpert and Jason Smith added 12 points apiece for the Knicks, who bounced back from a 24-point home loss in their season opener on Wednesday. J.R. Smith picked up 11 points and seven assists off the bench as New York got Derek Fisher his first NBA coaching victory.

James was held to 17 points on 5-of-15 shooting and matched a career high with eight turnovers for the Cavaliers. Kevin Love collected 19 points and 14 rebounds in his team debut and Kyrie Irving had 22 points and seven assists.

Anderson Varejao’s layup gave Cleveland a one-point edge under two minutes into the fourth quarter but James’ seventh turnover led to a 3-pointer by Anthony on the other end, capping a 7-0 run and putting New York up 80-71 with 6:18 to play. James’ driving layup cut the deficit to 90-87 with 44 seconds left but Anthony responded with a jumper and Jason Smith hit a pair of free throws to help seal it.

The Cavaliers led by as many as 11 points in the first half but 3-pointers by Shane Larkin and J.R. Smith knotted it at 38 with 2:47 left in the second quarter, and the Knicks grabbed a brief lead before Cleveland recovered to take a 44-42 edge into the break. The Cavaliers went over five minutes at the start of the third quarter without a field goal and New York scored on five straight possessions to take a 67-60 lead before settling for a three-point edge heading to the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: James had as many turnovers (four) as points in the first half and went 1-of-9 from the field before the break. … The Knicks’ bench outscored the Cavaliers’ reserves 41-12. … Quincy Acy started for New York and grabbed 10 rebounds in 22 minutes before fouling out.