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Carmelo Anthony seemed confused by Tyson Chandler's recent criticism of the Knicks offense and defense on Monday.

(Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

Knicks center Tyson Chandler wasn't at his best in the Knicks' Game 3 loss to the Indiana Pacers. He finished with nine points and just five rebounds while his counterpart Roy Hibbert registered 24 and 12 respectively.

But in addition to taking some of the blame when speaking to the media on Sunday, Chandler was also quick to point out the problems of his teammates as well.

"I watched the tape myself and there's open looks," Chandler said at Sunday's practice, as quoted by Newsday's Al Iannazzone. "We have to be willing passers. You have to sacrifice yourself sometimes for the betterment of the team, for the betterment of your teammates. So when you drive in the paint, you draw, you kick it. We need to do a better job of allowing the game to dictate who takes the shots and not the individuals."

Chandler went on to suggest that "good teams" win basketball games, and there have only been a few individuals great enough to win games by themselves—the possible implication being that Carmelo Anthony isn't among those individuals.

Anthony was asked about Chandler's comments at Monday's practice.

"I really don't want to go back and forth about that because I really don't know exactly what he's talking about," Anthony said Monday, as quoted by The Bergen Record's Steve Popper. "But if he feels that way...we're about to get together right now and discuss that amongst ourselves and figure that out. Just get his take his perspective on that comment. And we'll handle that internally and figure that out amongst ourselves."

Anthony finished with a team-high 21 points, but was just 6 of 16 from the field.

Chandler also complained that he didn't get enough help on the defensive end, where teammates failed to rotate and trap properly. The bottom line, according to Chandler, is that the Knicks did not execute their game plan properly.

"It's supposed to be us trapping to generate a faster pace," Chandler said Sunday, as quoted by Newsday's Greg Logan. "If we're not trapping, then we're in a tough spot.''

Coach Mike Woodson didn't seem to mind the open criticism on Monday.

"I don't get mad at things like that," Woodson said, as quoted by Popper. "When you got in-house sometimes bickering amongst each other is pretty healthy. I don't call it bickering, maybe that's not the word to use. I just think he's being a good teammate. I say it. Sometimes it's good that it comes from within the guys that are on the floor working. I don't see nothing wrong with it."

As bad as things seem now, a series-evening win on Tuesday night in Indianapolis would likely put this talk to bed.