Knicks Morning News (2015.03.20)

  • [New York Times] Hayward Scores 22, Jazz Hand Lakers Their 50th Loss, 80-73 (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:32:05 GMT)

    The Utah Jazz overcame plenty of adversity to beat the Los Angeles Lakers, whose injury-placed season reached historic proportions.

  • [New York Times] Suns Survive for Ugly 74-72 Win Over Davis-Less New Orleans (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 05:04:44 GMT)

    Brandan Wright scored 16 points and matched his career high with seven blocked shots, helping the Phoenix Suns to a sluggish, cold-shooting 74-72 victory over a New Orleans Pelicans team playing without star Anthony Davis on Thursday night.

  • [New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: James Harden Scores Career-High 50 Points (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 04:17:10 GMT)

    Harden scored a career-high 50 points with 10 rebounds to lead the host Houston Rockets past the Denver Nuggets, 118-108.

  • [New York Times] Hurry Up! Wolves Sign Player Close to Arena to Fill Roster (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:49:43 GMT)

    The Minnesota Timberwolves were so desperate for bodies they signed a player Thursday based on how quickly he could get to the game.

  • [New York Times] Highlights of Thursday’s NBA Games (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:37:39 GMT)

    Highlights of Thursday’s National Basketball Association games:

  • [New York Times] In a Battle of the Lowly, the Knicks End Up a Bit Lower (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:07:02 GMT)

    The Knicks and the Timberwolves entered Thursday night with matching records: 14-53, which qualified them as the two worst teams in the N.B.A. Minnesota emerged with the victory.

  • [New York Times] Harden’s Career-Best 50 Leads Rockets Over Nuggets 118-108 (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 02:52:45 GMT)

    James Harden scored a career-high 50 points with 10 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 118-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.

  • [New York Times] Wolves Edge Knicks in OT Matchup of NBA’s Biggest Losers (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 02:32:00 GMT)

    Zach LaVine made the tying and go-ahead free throws with 10.7 seconds left and scored six of his 20 points in overtime as the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the New York Knicks 95-92 on Thursday night in a matchup of the NBA’s biggest losers.

  • [New York Times] Diana Taurasi Focusing on Playing in Russia, Where the Money Is (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:30:03 GMT)

    Taurasi, a veteran star, chose to sit out the coming W.N.B.A. season to honor the wishes of her foreign team, which pays her a lot more than the Phoenix Mercury do.

  • [New York Daily News] Knicks back in NBA cellar with OT loss to Timberwolves (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:48:09 GMT)

    Both madness and badness were on display Thursday night at the Garden.

  • [ESPN.com – New York Knicks] Knicks' loss to Wolves acceptable to some (Fri, 20 Mar 2015 01:26:45 EDT)

    NEW YORK — To Lance Thomas, the New York Knicks’ effort in their overtime loss on Thursday was “unacceptable.”To a large segment of the team’s fan base, however, it was perfectly acceptable. Preferable, even. That’s where we are with the 2014-15 Knicks, who are at the tail end of the worst season in franchise history. For New York, the focus now is on losses and on lottery odds. So, in a sense, Thursday’s game against Minnesota was oddly one of the most pivotal of the season.

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