Donte DiVincenzo’s special Knicks season gets heartwarming twist
Donte DiVincenzo finished off his best season with his longest performance, a potential playoff series near his hometown, and the announcement from his girlfriend that they recently welcomed a baby boy. Not a bad day for the 27-year-old. DiVincenzo exceeded reasonable expectations by setting a franchise single-season record with 283 3-pointers, and on Sunday he […]
Precious Achiuwa steps up in crucial moments of Knicks’ OT win
With one center ruled out with a mysterious illness and another on the bench due to a minutes restriction, Precious looked to make the biggest play in the biggest moment of Sunday’s 120-119 OT win over the Bulls.・Achiuwa was needed. Mitchell Robinson, who was just two weeks away from returning from a 50-game layoff due […]
Knicks not settling for No. 3 seed captures exactly who they are
By 3 o’clock, one of the riddles had been solved. Just then, the final buzzer sounded at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, just 762 miles from Madison Square Garden. There, the lowly Hornets defeated the Cavaliers 120-110. So the Knicks could have started fixing things here if they wanted to. But the Knicks won’t give […]
Knicks clinch No. 2 seed in NBA playoffs, face 76ers-Heat winner
Did the Knicks lose because they won? That question won’t be answered for a few weeks, but in theory Jalen Brunson’s team is in a much more difficult position after defeating the Bulls 120-119 in OT on Sunday to reach second place in the East. became. Their reward is a first-round showdown with either Erik […]
Breaking down Knicks’ playoff scenarios heading into final game
The final day of the regular season has arrived, and there is little certainty about the Knicks’ opening game opponent. It could be Jimmy Butler and the Heat, Joel Embiid and the 76ers, and many others. They could advance to the No. 2 seed or fall to the No. 4 seed. Miami Heat forward Jimmy […]
Knicks’ OG Anunoby, Jalen Brunson dominate when on floor together
That’s less than a quarter of a full season, just 20 games. But when OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson share the floor, the numbers are staggering. Coming off Friday night’s win over the Nets, the Knicks are 18-2 with the duo playing together, with a net rating of -24.7 and an offensive rating of 125.8 […]
Mitchell Robinson makes clutch free throws to propel Knicks past Nets
Just like he did in the playoffs against the Heat last year, Mitchell Robinson nearly thwarted the Nets’ “Hack-A-Mitch” strategy Friday night. Robinson, who has shot 56 percent from free throws this season, made 5 of 8 in the final minutes to help the Knicks beat the Nets 111-107. “It felt great. I missed all […]
Cam Thomas’ historic 41 points go to waste as Nets lose to Knicks
Even Cam Thomas’ historic outburst couldn’t save the Nets from another loss to the rival Knicks. Thomas’ game-high 41 points were the most by a Nets player at the Garden, surpassing Bernard King’s record set on February 24, 1979. He went 4-of-9 from deep and had six assists, but the Nets wasted it. Nets guard […]
Knicks squeak out win against Nets to clinch top-four seed for playoffs
The Knicks didn’t look like a team that was going to finally secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and instead looked like a team that was on the road for eight days and gassed up late in the back-to-back. But, as they have done all season, the Knicks came back from […]
Charles Barkley rips Celtics for ‘going through the motions’ vs. Knicks
Manager Charles Barkley sent a warning to the Celtics amid a lackluster performance in a 118-109 loss to the Knicks on Thursday at TD Garden in Boston. The Basketball Hall of Famer criticized Boston stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown for a “half-hearted game” in the first half during the NBA on TNT halftime show, […]