NEW YORK KNICKS (16-14) The Knicks, sitting at 5th in the East and a half-game behind Charlotte, begin an important three-game road trip in Atlanta, followed by visits to New Orleans and Houston. New York is the only +.500 team in the NBA that is minus in point differential, which raises some eyebrows. They’ve given up […]
KNICKS 114, HEAT 103 There are games when you just find the mismatch and ride it until the opponent adjusts. Against a depleted Heat lineup, there was no adjustment to make against Carmelo Anthony so Jeff Hornacek exploited it through a 13-point third quarter by the Knicks‘ star. These are the games where it’s OK […]
Strange night in the NBA yesterday: For only the second time in history (last time was 1969), six teams with worse records than their opponents won every game! One of the biggest shockers was the Magic’s win against the Spurs in San Antonio. The Spurs’ home record is surprisingly 4-4 this season. Now on to […]
KNICKS 93, MAVERICKS 77 Jeff Hornacek, the mad scientist, found another five-man formula that had instant success and the Knicks rode it to a much-needed home win over an injury-depleted team. Much like the Euroballers lineup did against the Nets last week, this lineup — that essentially was four of the starting five with Justin Holiday […]
CELTICS 115, KNICKS 87 Boston entered the game as an angry team and the Knicks left the game angry. There were six technical fouls, two ejections and a lot of frustration — both inward and toward the officiating — in the visitors locker room at TD Garden. “They came out hungrier than us,” Joakim Noah […]
As Carmelo Anthony faced the reality of a third straight season without the playoffs, he sat across from Phil Jackson in his exit interview and asked the questions that were the most important for the two of them, together, to answer. “How do we get better? How do we move forward?” Melo said. He then […]
How does Justin Holiday fit into the Knicks’ roster? Where will the Knicks finish in the Eastern Conference? Al Trautwig, Alan Hahn and Wally Szczerbiak answered that and more on the latest Knicks Night Live. 7/14 – HOLIDAY DISCUSSES BEING TRADED TO KNICKS New Knick Justin Holiday talks about his long road to the NBA […]
Though they’re all woven the same, the New York Knicks have the heaviest jersey in the NBA. And each year it gets heavier. Some have crumbled under its weight. Others dare not even put it on. That brings us to last Friday at MSG Training Center, where Joakim Noah smiled broadly and spoke boldly as […]
Phil Jackson, Steve Mills and the rest of the Knicks’ front office have been aggressive this offseason by adding eight new players to the roster. Here’s the lowdown on the new faces. Derrick Rose, Point Guard Acquired Via Trade With Chicago Listed at 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, Rose will be 28 when the 2016-17 season begins. […]
**COURTESY NEW YORK KNICKS** Two-time NBA All-Star Joakim Noah & Guards Courtney Lee and Brandon Jennings Added To Roster NEW YORK, July 8, 2016 – New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has signed center Joakim Noah and guards Brandon Jennings and Courtney Lee to contracts. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. […]
