Straining Rangers jeopardizing chance for best-case playoff scenario
Looks like they’ve caught up with the Rangers. Here’s the team’s inability to come up with a signature effort in Thursday’s 4-1 loss at the Garden to a Flyers team weighed down by eight straight losses (0-6-2). , is the only semi-acceptable explanation. 23 goals. There was a lack of precision, a lack of energy […]
Bojan Bogdanovic’s Knicks burst strengthening case for playoff role
BOSTON — Bojan Bogdanovic is getting more comfortable, improving his offense in playing time and solidifying his spot in the playoff rotation. After struggling to start with the Knicks, Bogdanovic has scored at least 12 points in six of his past 10 games, including an effective 14 points in Thursday’s win over the Celtics. It […]
Knicks clinch top-6 playoff spot after Heat fall to Mavericks
The Knicks have officially avoided an NBA play-in scenario for the second year in a row. When the Heat lost to the Mavericks in Miami on Wednesday night, Tom Thibodeau’s team clinched a top-six playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks have three games left in the regular season, which begins Thursday in Boston, […]
LaDainian Tomlinson questions if Cam Cameron tanked Chargers playoff game
LaDainian Tomlinson wonders if former Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron intentionally sabotaged a playoff game to move on to a head coaching job in a surprising conspiracy theory. did. Tomlinson, the Chargers’ longtime star running back who finished his Hall of Fame career with the Jets, made that claim on a recent episode. pivot podcast […]
Breaking down Knicks’ playoff possibilities with four games left
CHICAGO — There’s one week left in the Knicks’ season, and their playoff chances are more complicated than the Kardashian family tree. They could still finish anywhere from second to eighth, and that dispersion makes the next four games extremely important and completely unpredictable. With Monday’s solar eclipse darkening the NBA schedule, it’s a good […]
Islanders’ playoff hopes still not safe entering Rangers clashes
The Islanders cheered at the start of Monday’s practice and gave a mock ovation as both goaltenders and a small group of players joined the rest of the team on the ice at the Northwell Health Ice Center. Ilya Sorokin raised his glove in a mock salute. The entire roster did stick taps. The Islanders […]
Rangers’ playoff opponent still unknown with teams scrambling
With four games remaining after Sunday night’s 5-2 win over the Canadiens, the Rangers’ first-round playoff opponent is still up in the air. Unlike last season, when the Blueshirts were scheduled to play the Devils for months, the standings change almost daily as Eastern Conference clubs compete for the final postseason standings. The Rangers were […]
Akshay Bhatia dislocates shoulder on 18, still wins Texas Open playoff to earn Masters bid
Akshay Bhatia had to earn a spot in his first Masters on Sunday at the Valero Texas Open. He entered the day with a four-stroke lead over Denny McCarthy and was feeling pretty confident. That was evident from the “wire to wire” comment Bhatia had written on his wrist before the final round. Early on, […]
Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks not a lock to be in Knicks’ playoff rotation
CHICAGO — Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks remain on the struggle bus as the Knicks approach two months out from their loan deals with the Pistons, and questions remain about their futures in a potential playoff rotation. . Burks, 32, has already had a significantly reduced role since returning from a shoulder sprain, averaging just […]
Islanders solidify playoff position with impressive win over Predators
Given the heat and cold that the islanders have experienced so far, it is forgivable that there is some hesitancy in making any kind of declarative statement about them at this point. But maybe, if you’re leaning towards optimism, you might think there’s a slight chance that the Islanders are… hot. And more than that, […]