Knicks need to clear three obstacles to make big playoff run
Typically, there’s not much you can predict into the playoffs from individual matchups in the regular season. Last season, for example, the Knicks beat the Heat three of four times, but lost four of six when it really mattered. That’s especially true when one of the teams, the Knicks, is missing three difference-makers due to […]
Carmelo Anthony glad Knicks, Klutch Sports mended relationship
Carmelo Anthony, a prominent former Knicks All-Star and one of LeBron James’ closest friends, fully supports the recent thaw of the cold war between the Knicks and LeBron’s agency, Klutch Sports. . As first reported by the Post, Knicks president Leon Rose, Anthony’s former agent, met with Klutch president Rich Paul in New York earlier […]
Jaylen Brown gives Knicks’ defense fits
Jaylen Brown may have thought he was still playing in the All-Star Game in Indiana, just as he was being defended by the Knicks. On Saturday night, Brown scored 30 points on 13-of-24 field goals and 3-of-9 3-pointers in the Knicks’ game against the Celtics at Madison Square Garden. He started shooting, scoring 20 points […]
Depleted Knicks no match for Celtics in blowout loss
The Knicks won’t be able to fully assess their ability against the Celtics until they face them in the playoffs, and until they do so at full strength. And even that may not be enough. In Saturday night’s nationally televised showcase game, the Knicks were even with the NBA’s best-performing team until the beginning of […]
Knicks know Celtics will be a tough test on Saturday
The road to the Finals, no matter how far away it may seem for the Knicks today, will likely take them through the Celtics, the gold standard in the East. But even after All-Star Knicks teammate Jalen Brunson agreed that Saturday’s game against Boston was a measuring stick, Josh Hart didn’t feel that label. Due […]
Josh Hart is Knicks’ heartbeat — even with all the complaining
Josh Hart complains about what he has to do. It’s part of his personality, Kvetsch. Then he begins to carry out the task he had now passionately and enthusiastically. Even if it’s not you, you know the type. The guy who complains loudly about mowing the lawn but gets the job done with the sweat […]
Knicks don’t need style points at this point of season
At this time of the year, this time of the calendar, this time of the season, you don’t ask questions. I’m not looking for style points. Not apologizing for evaporating a 26-point lead by 20 points is like not congratulating yourself for getting your car back on its feet before it fell off a cliff. […]
Knicks’ Isaiah Hartenstein frustrated he didn’t reach planned workload
PHILADELPHIA — Isaiah Hartenstein returned to the court Thursday night and emphasized that his main goal of winning was achieved, but he also said he left the arena “a little frustrated” with game time after deviating from his reinforcement plan. the center said. post. Hartenstein, who had missed the past three games with an Achilles […]
Knicks pound depleted 76ers to snap four-game skid
PHILADELPHIA — The Knicks came out of the All-Star break talking with more urgency and backing it up. In the words of Tom Thibodeau before Thursday’s tipoff, “We can’t keep going because we still have 27 games left.” And in the words of hustle forward Josh Hart, “The next 27 games, this is where it […]
Knicks’ answers to three questions may decide their season
Three questions about the Knicks’ second half starting Thursday: 1. Can the Knicks stay in contention until their starting frontcourt returns? The Knicks won their first three games with Julius Randle, OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson sidelined at the same time, and will look to continue the W with multiple injured role players scheduled to […]