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The Knicks are in a bit of a rough patch as time winds down on the regular season. They just lost a handful of extremely unsettling games against playoff teams that have many questioning their effort and desire, have fans up in arms about the coach and believing he’s on the hot seat, and there’s […]
Who would have thought the Knicks would beat the Grizz… on the road, not least! Get-right game got New York on the right path again as the Knickerbockers are one win away from reaching 50 dubs for the third consecutive season. Two more wins, and Coach Brown would match Thibs’ best record in just his […]
Last night in Houston, the Knicks (49*-28) lost their third straight game, all on the road. It was possibly the least entertaining game we’ve watched all season, and New York played out of sync all night. Tonight, in the second of a back-to-back, they had a prime opportunity to regain their confidence against a Grizzlies […]
The Knicks (48*-28) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (25-50) tonight at FedExForum. New York hopes to end a three-game road slide and protect their third seed in the East. Meanwhile, the Grizz struggle to field a team with all the injuries they have suffered this season. As lopsided battles go, this one couldn’t be more so. […]
Tonight, the Knicks (48*-28) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (25-50) at FedExForum. New York sits third in the Eastern Conference and has already clinched a playoff berth, but the Cavs are nipping at New York’s heels, so every win matters as the Knicks try to solidify their positioning. Memphis, meanwhile, owns one of the worst records […]
If the Knicks don’t fix their excrement, New York is about to become first-round fodder. Adding insult to injury, the loss to Houston came on the first game of a back-to-back affair that has the Grizzlies on the schedule today. Imagine losing another one to the Teddy Bears. Sheesh… Mike Brown On starting games slowly: […]
The case for anyone being the greatest anything doesn’t interest me nearly as much as the perceived distance between first and second. You wanna say the greatest current baller’s SGA? Jokić? Wemby? Luka? Can’t argue, but I’d argue the difference between them isn’t all that significant: pair any with a couple of All-Stars and they […]
Knicks (48*-28) came into this evening having lost two straight on the road. They hold the tiebreaker with Cleveland, but another loss would put the Cavs within a half-game of third place in the East. Tonight’s opponent, the Rockets (46-29), had split the last ten games on their schedule, but they’re a tall, lanky team […]
The Knicks (48*-27) face the Rockets (45-29) tonight at Toyota Center. New York needs wins to hold onto third place in the East, while Houston is jockeying for playoff positioning in the West. The national audience should enjoy a thriller tonight, with both teams rating in the top ten for offense and defense and motivated […]
Ever since Patrick Ewing was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008, it felt like ages since a real Knick made it in. Dikembe Mutombo made it in 2015, Tracy McGrady was inducted two years later, Jason Kidd just one year after, and Chauncey Billups got the nod in 2024. But all four […]
Tonight, the Knicks (48*-27) visit the Rockets (45-29) at the Toyota Center. New York has clinched a playoff berth, but need to get through a challenging slate in order to keep their third slot—or catch the 50-win Celtics. Houston is one of five over-.500 teams standing between the Knicks and the finish line. The Texans […]
The few hours surrounding the Knicks’ Sunday night loss to the Thunder couldn’t have been more of a rollercoaster. We all received word leading up to the game that Deuce McBride, a fan favorite and a pivotal piece of the Knicks’ puzzle, would be returning after missing two months with a sports hernia injury. And […]
I’m not sure what last night’s 111-100 Knicks’ loss in Oklahoma City showed me that I didn’t already know. About either team. We already know the Knicks can compete with the Thunder. Last year’s matchup in OKC went pretty similarly to last night: the game was absolutely there for New York’s taking, but any number […]
It’s hard to be a good team without being a good clutch team. Of the 12 teams currently in a playoff spot (plus Philly, who’s on the cusp of it), 10 of them are in the top 11 in clutch net rating (the other team is Milwaukee, somehow). The others are Minnesota (15th), Denver (20th), […]
The Knicks lost the finals preview against the Thunder, but most worryngly we got the “still learning the system” talk back. New York has a handful of games left, is bound to finish with the third or fourth seed, and they better avoid the latter if they don’t want to suffer. Here’s the latest set […]
Thunder (59-16) came into tonight with the league’s best record and ranked first in the league for both points-per-game and defensive rating. The visiting Knicks (48*-27) were ready, though. On Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier’s 81st birthday, they played well enough through three quarters to make the G.K.O.A.T. proud. Then the Thunder turned on the gas and […]
The Knicks (48*-26) visit the Thunder (58-16). Oklahoma City squeaked out a three-point victory in New York earlier this month and are favored again tonight. Rebounding will be a key to victory, and the Knicks simply must haul in more than the 24 boards they managed against the Hornets on Thursday. Tip-off is 7:30 PM […]
With the regular season winding down and fewer than 10 games in most teams’ schedules, here’s the latest and second-to-last entry of the Standing Watch series. All playoff teams are already locked in, mind you, but there’s still some seed-shuffling left to play out during the final games of play, starting with Sunday’s matchup between […]
We got ourselves a Sunday treat as there is an NBA Finals preview on tap. Knicks vs. Thunder for the second time this regular season as the warm-up game for New York’s future sweep of OKC come June. Here’s the latest before this evening’s showdown. Mike Brown On the close loss to Oklahoma City earlier […]
Even after Thursday night’s loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the Knicks have remained one of the hottest teams in the league over the last couple of months. Thankfully, that has helped distract some fans from focusing too much on the absence of backup guard Deuce McBride, who has been out since January with a sports […]
Tonight, the New York Knicks (48*-26) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (58-16) at Paycom Center. This matchup tests whether New York can hang with the reigning champs or are just part-time sluggers. The Knicks dropped their seven-game win streak Thursday night in Charlotte, falling 114-103, while the Thunder keeps rolling at home with the best […]
“The three-ball problem the Knicks are having is not an aberration. It’s chronic. They play a good team, they give up a lot of threes, they play a poor team…and tonight they’re not denying threes again”. That was Walt Clyde Frazier, the color commentator for the Knicks, during Thursday night’s loss to the Hornets. And […]
There’s an old saying that we’ve all heard plenty of times throughout our lives: “Be careful what you wish for.” In sports, the saying can be applied to preferential matchups in the postseason. While there’s no such thing as being able to choose your opponent (yet), there have been situations where teams try to position […]
At the bank this morning the teller was talking about movies and asked if I’d seen Sinners. When I said I had, she asked what I thought of it. For better or worse, our expectations not only shape our realities, they often become them. I haven’t met anyone who’s seen Sinners and not enjoyed it; […]
A trap game against the Hornets saw New York lose its first game in weeks. The Knicks could have clinched a postseason berth but failed to do so, with their next chance on Sunday… …against the reigning champs OKC Thunder. Uh, oh. Mike Brown On trying to match Charlotte’s physicality late by benching KAT for […]