Red-hot Knicks facing 2023 NBA finalists in next two games
The Knicks certainly didn't play with food, feasting on a team with a losing record all season. But Tom Thibodeau's team will face a tough test against last year's NBA finalists in the next two games at the Garden. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the defending league champion Nuggets, who are back near the top […]
Nets’ rebounding struggles late proved costly in Knicks loss
Typical of late for the Nets, they fell victim to yet another fourth-quarter collapse Tuesday night against the Knicks, as the team continues to struggle to complete a 48-minute game. This became further evidence. Brooklyn has led in the final quarter in four of the past five games, including overcoming a 15-point deficit against the […]
Jalen Brunson’s elevated Knicks play is All-Star worthy
Jalen Brunson clearly performed at an All-Star level throughout his first two seasons with the Knicks, despite being snubbed for that honor a year ago. However, his increasingly great play as of late only enhances Brunson's status as one of the NBA's top point guards. The $104 million bargain has scored at least 30 points […]
Knicks fans rip Candace Parker for Jalen Brunson dig
Knicks fans couldn't let Candice Parker get away with this mistake. “NBA on TNT” analyst Parker said: said on tuesday night Jalen Brunson did not play well in the Knicks' Eastern Conference semifinal series loss to the Heat last year. “I’ve seen Jalen Brunson play in the playoffs when the game slows down and becomes […]
Knicks backup big men thrive in Isaiah Hartenstein’s absence
Isaiah Hartenstein's streak as an Ironman is officially over, but his replacements put in very capable performances. Jericho Sims and Precious Achiuwa have been a great duo at center for the Knicks. Hartenstein was ruled out of Tuesday's game against the Nets due to inflammation and soreness in his Achilles tendon, an injury that has […]
Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle propel Knicks to tight win over Nets
This one went according to script. The Nets took an early lead. The Knicks bullied them until late. At the end of the game, the Knicks came from behind to win 108-103 in front of a capacity crowd of 17,732 at Barclays Center. The venue may have been Manhattan rather than Brooklyn, but the audience […]
New York fully a Knicks town once again
This shows us that the New York basketball globe is once again properly rotating on its axis. Nets fans inside Barclays Center were begging for a satisfying fourth quarter for the nominal home team. They kept trying out that slightly creepy “Brook Leeeen” chant. Despite a fourth-quarter lead that went from 9 to 6 to […]
Julius Randle’s ‘tunnel vision,’ slam fuel Knicks’ turnaround
The sequence that sealed the Knicks' comeback and thrilled the pro-Knicks crowd at Barclays Center began with a block by Josh Hart and ended with a dunk by Julius Randle. And, as Hart explained to the Post, its roots were in the first half when Nets guard Dennis Smith Jr. made a layup. “I knew […]
Quentin Grimes must tune out Knicks trade chatter: Tom Thibodeau
Quentin Grimes has been the subject of trade speculation in recent weeks, ever since the Knicks dealt RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley in the OG Anunoby deal with the Raptors in late December. As Stephen Bondy reported, while the Knicks are pursuing Grimes, Tom Thibodeau wants the third-year guard to stop chatting ahead of the […]
Knicks’ Leon Rose can’t turn passive ahead of trade deadline
During the getting acquainted portion of the transition, the newcomer Knicks jumped through the orange and blue colors to get through that portion. They won the first five games with OG Anunoby in the lineup. They are now 9-2 since the deal and head into Tuesday night's interdistrict matchup against the Nets at Barclays Center. […]