Knicks Morning News (2016.11.17)

There no stopping Kristaps Porzingis. The fans, chanting “M-V-P” in the fourth quarter, can sense it as well.

Pistons president and coach Stan Van Gundy was outspoken last week after Donald Trump was elected president

Kristaps Porzingis’ emergence as a breakout star continued moving forward on Wednesday night.

Stan Van Gundy admittedly has used the word “posse,” too, and agrees that “it’s just not right.”

LeBron James was quick to cast Phil Jackson as a racist for using a word that I and others feel is closer to “entourage” than “gang.”

Phil Jackson has remained silent after offending LeBron James — and it seems like Carmelo Anthony — with his use of the word “posse.”

If Phil Jackson’s use of the word “posse” offended LeBron James, then the Cavs star shouldn’t pick up one of the Zen Master’s books.

Justin Holiday is emerging as this year’s Lance Thomas. With Thomas still sidelined, bothered by a bone bruise in his left ankle and plantar fasciitis in both feet, Holiday has become a key bench piece. No, he didn’t start the second half Wednesday as he did Monday versus the Mavericks, but he logged 24 minutes…

Carmelo Anthony could see it in the dressing room before the game ever started, could sense he was going to see something a little different from Joakim Noah. That’s always been what his teammates have said about Noah, going all the way back to Gainesville, Fla. You don’t just see intensity from him. You feel…

Just two weeks ago, Kristaps Porzingis got benched against the Pistons for the final nine minutes of a tight game because of his defensive shortcomings. Wednesday in the rematch, Porzingis again showed the silliness of the maneuver. The Knicks’ future — and Phil Jackson’s smartest move — smashed his career-high, taking over the game in…

Phil Jackson didn’t apologize for using the word “posse’’ in describing LeBron James’ management team, but forever outspoken Pistons president and coach Stan Van Gundy did it for him. Before facing the Knicks on Wednesday, Van Gundy owned up to using the phrase “posse’’ in a similar vein in regards to black associates, saying the…

Justin Holiday is proving to be more than just a player who was put in the Derrick Rose trade to make the salaries match up.

Kristaps Porzingis had the Garden buzzing, the Knicks bouncing all over the floor and Joakim Noah sprinting off the bench and to halfcourt to give his teammate a running chest bump after a three-pointer.

The fallout from Phil Jackson’s criticism of LeBron James continued into Wednesday, as a basketball icon took to defending Jackson’s intentions, while Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy, called the use of the word “posse” to classify a black athlete’s business associates “not right.”

Kristaps Porzingis scored a career-high 35 points and the Knicks held on to beat the Pistons, 105-102, Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden

The Knicks have recalled Marshall Plumlee from their D-League affiliate, the Westchester Knicks, the team announced Wednesday night.

The Detroit Pistons answered questions about whether they could find a capable replacement for Andre Drummond in their frontcourt.

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Kristaps Porzingis took over at the 5 in place of Joakim Noah in the Knicks’ win over the Mavericks on Monday. What does that mean for both players going forward?

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With its new coach, Luke Walton, emphasizing teamwork and passing, the team is off to a 7-5 start in its first season without the retired Kobe Bryant.

Van Gundy, who speaks his mind on social issues, said he, like Knicks President Phil Jackson, had used the word “posse” in a way that would offend black players.

Porzingis displayed an array of skills and shots as the Knicks squeezed out a victory, with Carmelo Anthony adding 22 points and Joakim Noah 15 rebounds.

Anthony was ejected from the game after arguing a call in the second quarter, and the Knicks’ hopes of winning the game soon followed.