Trae Young masterfully stuck it to the Knicks and their fans once again. The 2021 postseason villain and his Hawks essentially have ended the Knicks’ season for a second consecutive spring, silencing the booing Garden crowd with 45 points and eight assists in a 117-111 victory Tuesday night to push the Knicks ever-closer to mathematical […]
On a night the Knicks needed Julius Randle to be a Garden star against the mighty Jazz, he laid an egg while Donovan Mitchell shined. The Knicks blew a big opportunity to make March more interesting with a 108-93 loss Sunday to the Jazz as Randle stunk out the Garden and heard well-deserved late boos. […]
Kristaps Porzingis was back at the Garden on Friday night for the first time this season, returning with his new team, the Wizards, following a trade deadline deal from Dallas. The spurned New York fans were ready for him again, of course, booing the former hometown All-Star before and throughout the Knicks’ 100-97 victory to […]
At Friday’s introductory press conference in Louisville, former Knicks assistant coach Kenny Payne said he, Knicks president Leon Rose and senior advisor William Wesley had “cried six, seven times a day” over his decision to leave for his alma mater. Payne left out Julius Randle, the former Kentucky stud whom Payne recruited out of Dallas […]
The Knicks moved forward in the standings but it still might not be enough. Beating Kristaps Porzingis and the Wizards, the Knicks moved into 11th place in the Eastern Conference, passing reeling Washington in a 100-97 Garden victory on Friday which they nearly blew at the end despite a rolling night of rebounding. “Our rebounding […]
The Knicks have posted a better winning percentage than their opponents on Wednesday night have this season, even if the undermanned Trail Blazers have a far more realistic chance to reach the playoffs in the opposite conference. The Knicks kept their faint postseason hopes mathematically alive, while damaging Portland’s chances, however, with a 128-98 blowout […]
RJ Barrett has encountered some difficulty converting free throws this season, so it figured that one he was trying to miss on purpose found nothing but net. Barrett attempted to clank one from the stripe with the Knicks trailing by two with 2.6 seconds remaining for a chance at an offensive rebound, but his swish […]
Kyrie Irving finally made his Barclays Center season debut Sunday. He just didn’t get to play. New York City’s relaxed indoor vaccine mandates may have loosened enough to allow the unvaccinated Irving in the building, but the private sector mandates still keep him from playing at home for the Nets. The unprecedented situation led to […]
The Nets and Knicks don’t seem to be taking extra incentive in their cross-river rivalry. Their dire standings situations will be motivation enough Sunday. It’s easy to see how one team — or both — could be flat for the nationally televised game at Barclays Center (1 pm, ABC). The Knicks will be on the […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Last month the Knicks couldn’t compete with the young and speedy Grizzlies at the Garden. But they have become a new team in March, and the Knicks looked on the verge of upsetting the Grizzlies in building a 15-point lead late in the third quarter. But the Grizzlies proved too good and […]
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