Knicks Morning News (2016.11.29)

Tuesday’s Knicks News: Anthony struggles in loss to Thunder

Knicks’ big men ‘manhandled’ and ‘outmuscled’ in loss to Thunder

Monday’s Knicks News: Westbrook provides next test for Rose

Derrick Rose finished with 30 points, but his Oklahoma City counterpart, Russell Westbrook, had 27 in recording his eighth triple-double of the season.

In an exciting television doubleheader on Thursday night, the Rockets visit the Warriors after the Clippers visit the Cavaliers.

The 1965-66 Miners were the first team to win the national championship with five black starting players, defeating an all-white Kentucky team.

Joakim Noah was jacked to play against his college coach, Billy Donovan. The duo teamed up in glorious times, winning two NCAA titles together in Florida. Perhaps that is why Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek finally let Noah play in the fourth quarter of a tight game — and stuck with him to the bitter end….

So … we can spend some time, and some paragraphs, on all the troubling things the Knicks put on display Monday night at Madison Square Garden. We can start with Carmelo Anthony and his 4-for-19 rock pile of a night. We can talk about the two points and three rebounds the $72 million man, Joakim…

Through 17 games, point guard Derrick Rose has shown enough progress that a lucrative new contract could be in store for him with the Knicks this summer. However, Rose, who scored a season-high 30 points Monday in a 112-103 loss against Oklahoma City, can get some security now if Knicks president Phil Jackson is convinced…

Hurricane Westbrook blew through the Garden and tore up the Knicks’ six-game home winning streak. And Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek tore into his big men for allowing Oklahoma City to secure 17 offensive rebounds, saying the group has to get “tougher.’’ Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook kept up his rampage, nearly posting a triple-double…

Madison Square Garden is c?alling foul on the wife of a longtime Knicks fan?, saying she skipped out on her $97,865 bill for several ?prime ?season tickets — despite cashing in on “tens of thousands of dollars” ?by reselling the seats, a new lawsuit charges. MSG Sports and Entertainment, which manages ?T?he Garden, wants Terry…

Russell Westbrook has been a man on a mission all season, and he put on a show at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. But he also got help from some of his biggest friends.

Derrick Rose had the best game of his Knicks career Monday night. But he’ll always be remembered as the “other guy” in this one because of the point guard he was matched up against.

Joakim Noah hasn’t had much of an on-court impact but his college coach believes that will change.

Knicks beat reporter Al Iannazzone took questions from Twitter followers this week as the team prepares for a few inter-conference matchups. Here are 10 answers:

Russell Westbrook was everything you expected him to be.

Kristaps Porzingis and Russell Westbrook have trained together during the off-season and respect each other’s games and work habits

Phil Jackson is apparently a hot commodity – well, at least for one team.

Terry Klein, married to longtime season ticket holder Fred Klein, bought 10 2015-2016 NBA full-season subscriptions.

There was a Bill Bradley sighting at the Knicks game last week.

The New York Knicks had no answer for Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook, who had a triple-double of 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists in a 110-101 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks will face off against Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden Monday night.

When the Knicks face off against Russell Westbrook and the Thunder during Oklahoma City’s only regular season visit to Madison Square Garden, it will be the first of a handful games in which New York will face a team from the NBA’s Western Conference over the next month.

Lance Thomas will remain out due to a sore left ankle when the Knicks play the Thunder on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, the team announced.

Justin Holiday and Mindaugas Kuzminskas have stepped up in the absence of the injured Lance Thomas, but how will head coach Jeff Hornacek adjust the players’ minutes when Thomas returns?