Chicago Bulls 89 Final Recap | Box Score 100 New York Knicks With a surprising win over the Heat yesterday, the Atlanta Hawks mercifully euthanized the Knicks’ playoff lives, rendering this game meaningless. Seeing as how this Knicks season was as surreal as the best of Buñuel, the Knicks would win this pointless match by double digits. Being the main director of this absurd season, Woodson felt like the future of the Knicks would be best served by playing Shumpert, Amare, Chandler and Felton each over 30 minutes in this game that has no bearing on anything at all, rather …continue reading

[New York Newsday] Hands-off approach by Knicks president Phil Jackson is about to end (Sun, 13 Apr 2014 00:13:00 EDT) Phil Jackson has been hands-off since becoming the Knicks' president last month. That will change very soon. [New York Times] Faried Helps Nuggets Rally Past Jazz 101-94 (Sun, 13 Apr 2014 05:51:40 GMT) Kenneth Faried joined the 20/20 club just 48 hours after sinking his first winning basket. [New York Times] N.B.A. Roundup: Knicks’ Playoff Hopes End as Hawks Cruise Past Heat (Sun, 13 Apr 2014 04:35:01 GMT) After three straight postseason appearances, the Knicks will be done after the …continue reading

The fat lady has officially sung and the New York Knicks have been mathematically eliminated from finishing among the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference. I suppose you sort of have to give it up to the Atlanta Hawks, who defeated three playoff teams (Indiana, Brooklyn and now Miami) in their last five games to knock the Knicks out of the playoff hunt. As disappointing as this is, at least it took until the 79th game of the season before the Knicks were eliminated. 50 days ago, would any of us think that that was remotely possible? It became …continue reading

[New York Times] A Look at the NBA Playoff Picture (Sat, 12 Apr 2014 07:45:27 GMT) A look at where things stand in the NBA playoff picture, with five days remaining in the regular season: [New York Times] Warriors Clinch Playoff Spot in Win Over Lakers (Sat, 12 Apr 2014 05:51:34 GMT) Stephen Curry realizes a playoff berth is still a precious commodity for the Golden State Warriors, who have spent the majority of their existence watching the postseason from their collective couches in the Bay Area. [New York Times] Golden State Warriors Clinch Playoff Berth (Sat, 12 Apr 2014 …continue reading

New York Knicks 108 Final Recap | Box Score 100 Toronto Raptors Amar’e Stoudemire, PF 40 MIN | 10-14 FG | 4-6 FT | 11 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 24 PTS | +14 Hi there Amar’e Stoudemire! Just a nifty pu pu platter of 2010-ish STAT goodness. Pick and roll dunks. Low post backdowns with a soupcon of nifty spin moves and jukes. Dives off of swell ball movement. Yummy. Douse this entire game in plum sauce and gobble it up. In a related story, I’m hungry. Hell, he even …continue reading