76ers’ Tyrese Maxey pours in 46 to ruin Knicks’ chance to clinch series
Highlights from the Knicks’ 112-106 overtime loss to the 76ers in Game 5 at The Garden on Tuesday night: Hero Tyrese Maxey scored 46 points, including a crucial 3-pointer in overtime and two late free throws, and added nine assists in 52 minutes as the Sixers stayed alive with an overtime win at the Garden. […]
Knicks’ late-game failure to foul proves fatal in Game 5 disaster
Deciding whether to foul or not foul on a three-point lead in the final minute is often a challenge for NBA coaches, and Tim Thibodeau is no exception. After denying Donte Divicenzo’s go-ahead 3-pointer and two free throws from OG Anunoby in the final minutes of Game 2, Thibodeau and the Knicks asked Sixers gunner […]
Tyrese Maxey only thought about 76ers’ survival before stunning Knicks: ‘Find a way’
Philadelphia’s season seemed destined to end at the Garden on Tuesday. Then Tyrese Maxey turned his fortunes around with one of the best performances in playoff history. First, his last-minute blitz and forced overtime on Logo 3. And his dominant night helped the Sixers avoid elimination with a 112-106 come-from-behind victory in Game 5 at […]
Knicks have to find way to put this choke job behind them — and fast
The party had already begun at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks again got tougher throughout the fourth quarter, making all the important shots and making all the important defensive stops. To find the last time the Knicks won a playoff series at home, you have to go back to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference […]
Hubie Brown sees Bernard King similarities to Jalen Brunson’s Knicks scoring run
After Jalen Brunson became the Knicks’ first playoff scorer in 40 years in Philadelphia on Sunday, former coach Bernard King welcomed the opportunity to talk about the longtime record holder. Brunson’s 47 points in Game 4 against the 76ers prompted longtime coach and television analyst Hubie Brown to return to King’s back-to-back Knicks-Pistons postseason series […]
Josh Hart’s wild sugar, caffeine intake drive Knicks nutritionist nuts
Josh Hart’s pregame nutrition isn’t taught in health class, but it works for him The Knicks star might be a nutritionist’s worst nightmare when it comes to consuming large amounts of caffeine and sugar before games. In fact, he joked that he was “fighting” with team nutritionist Erica Whitman about it. But given that Hart […]
Heavy minutes prepared Knicks for NBA playoffs: Josh Hart
The Capitol Police aren’t going to like this. Josh Hart, who has led the NBA in minutes played since February, has been a shining example of energy and conditioning through the opening four games of the Knicks-Sixers series. He believes the extra hardship of the regular season not only helped prepare himself, but also his […]
The Knicks’ ability to win in multiple ways makes them a dangerous Eastern Conference contender, but does that style have its limits?
At this point, it should have been expected, expected, foreseen, predicted, and should have been no surprise. This is the Knicks. This is who Tom Thibodeau wanted them to be. They can adapt to the unaccommodating, adapt to the unaccommodating, and turn even the most impossible scenario into something that at least seems possible. That […]
Ben Stiller rips Richard Jefferson in latest Knicks feud
One member of Celebrity Row isn’t happy with Richard Jefferson. Actor, comedian, manager and Knicks fan Ben Stiller quipped the former NBA player turned ABC analyst midway through Game 4 of their first-round series against the 76ers. “Richard Jefferson’s argument [Joel] Embiid doesn’t get called, he doesn’t foul,” Stiller said. I wrote to X During […]
Miles McBride knew his crucial Knicks breakout was coming
Miles McBride wasn’t just waiting for his first real chance in the postseason. he worked for it. And now it’s here and he’s taking advantage of it. Miles McBride dribbles during the Knicks’ Game 4 win over the 76ers on April 28, 2024. Corey Shipkin of the New York Post The young guard was one […]