Phil Jackson offered his “mea culpa” for this disastrous Knicks season, calling the worst start in franchise history “on me.”
This was a very different Phil Jackson on Saturday, chastened by the sort of start he might not even wish on Pat Riley.
Amar’e Stoudemire missed his ninth straight game on Saturday with knee swelling, but he is “trending in a pretty good direction.”
Brandon Jennings scored all 18 of his points in the second half, leading the Detroit Pistons to a win at home over the Nets.
James Harden had 30 points and five assists to lead the Houston Rockets to their third straight victory, 97-82 over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans have agreed on a five-player trade that would send forward Jeff Green from Boston to Memphis, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday.
Pau Gasol had a career-high 46 points to go along with 18 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls bounced back from a pair of ugly losses with a 95-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
Michael Carter-Williams hit a running layup with 9.2 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 93-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.
Austin Daye scored a season-high 22 points and had 10 rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs hand the Minnesota Timberwolves their 15th straight loss, 108-93 on Saturday night.
Michael Carter-Williams hit a running layup with 9.2 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 93-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.
Brandon Jennings scored all 20 of his points in the second half as the Detroit Pistons beat the Brooklyn Nets 98-93 Saturday night.
Kyle Lowry scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, James Johnson had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors won their fourth straight meeting with the Boston Celtics 109-96 Saturday night, snapping a season-high four-game losing streak.
Phil Jackson took responsibility for the Knicks’ terrible season before the team went on to lose its 15th game in a row, a team record.
The Clippers have been playing with big leads in their last two games and not blowing them.