Injuries have longed plagued Knicks’ playoff runs
INDIANAPOLIS — Actually, Knicks fans of a certain age know this melody all too well. They memorize the words. OG Anunoby’s absence from Game 3 of Friday night’s best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals (and Jalen Brunson limping into the game) was a sign that the basketball gods had told Knicks fans You may feel that it […]
Jay Wright isn’t surprised by Knicks Villanova trio’s playoff success
INDIANAPOLIS — Jay Wright is proud of his trio of former Villanova players, up-and-coming superstar point guard Jalen Brunson and contributing starters Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo, to lead the Knicks to the second round of the playoffs. guiding. But he knew their work ethic as NCAA champions with the Wildcats and wasn’t surprised by […]
OG Anunoby’s risk, reward has Knicks facing fragile playoff moment
Somehow, the Knicks are in the middle of their most special season in a quarter century while being supported by Silly Patty. The Knicks arrive Friday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Indiana (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) with a 2-0 series lead and the only superstar in the series (Jalen Brunson) […]
Igor Shesterkin matches Mike Richter’s Rangers-best playoff winning streak
Similarities to 1994 continue to emerge for the Rangers, with Igor Shesterkin at the center of a new game Thursday. With 45 saves in the Game 3 win over the Hurricanes, Shesterkin tied Mike Richter for the longest streak in club history in the playoffs with seven straight wins. Richters also played in the first […]
Bernard King thrilled Jalen Brunson keeps breaking his Knicks playoff records
INDIANAPOLIS — Bernard King has seen his playoff scoring record go down lately, and he’s glad it happened because of Jalen Brunson. “Records are meant to be broken,” the Hall of Famer and Knicks legend told ESPN’s “NBA Today.” “But for a player like Brunson to break those kinds of records and show the leadership […]
Suns dismiss Frank Vogel after one season, early playoff exit: ‘We needed a different head coach for our team’
The Phoenix Suns are hoping that a roster featuring Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal and 2020 NBA Finals winning coach Frank Vogel will be ready for a playoff berth. We are heading into the 2023-24 NBA season. However, Phoenix lost in a four-game sweep in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Less […]
Rick Carlisle rips referees, argues Pacers ‘deserve a fair shot’ in playoff series against Knicks
New York Knicks fans are hoping this season will finally end the franchise’s 50-year NBA championship drought. The team took another step in the right direction Wednesday night by defeating the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York’s run into the playoffs was not without controversy. In the Knicks’ previous […]
Maple Leafs fire Sheldon Keefe after another NHL playoff flop
TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe will be fired and resign as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday following another early exit from the NHL playoffs. The move was expected after Toronto lost to rival Boston in Game 7 last weekend, marking the fourth time in Keefe’s five years that the team lost in the […]
Yet another sign this Rangers playoff run is eerily similar to 1994
New Yorkers have been talking for weeks about the similarities between this Rangers’ Stanley Cup chase and the 1994 chase that ended the franchise’s 54-year drought. From the Rangers winning the Presidents Trophy to the Knicks competing for simultaneous titles to earthquakes, solar eclipses, and OJ Simpson making headlines, people were already starting to take […]
Bruins-Panthers playoff ends in violence, Pastrnak-Tkachuk fight
The score got out of hand and the players went wild. The brawl and ensuing fight between Bruins superstar David Pastrnak and Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk leads to University of Florida’s 6-1 win over Boston, tying the second round of the NHL playoff series at 1-all. This cast a shadow over the results of this […]