Knicks Daily Links: Thursday
Loss to Nets shows how important Carmelo Anthony is to Kristaps Porzingis
Carmelo Anthony missed two games due to injury or illness earlier this season, and the Knicks lost both of them.
The Knicks fans flooded the arena and took over Barclays Center, transforming the Rusty Turtle on Flatbush into a haven for blue and orange.
Any matchup between 7-foot NBA centers is going to be physical, but Wednesday's clash between the Lopez twins went next level as Brook's Nets pulled off a 110-104 upset of Robin's Knicks. Robin was in a fiery mood during the game and a foul mood after it, while his brother got the last laugh. And…
Tony Brown has had just one practice to make changes since taking over as the Nets interim coach, but he has some pretty clear ideas on changes he wants to make. And right at the top of that list is going from slowdown to speedball. Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov talked Monday about wanting to play…
Wasted night. Wasted opportunity. The Knicks would have so much going for them if they could only get out of their own way. New York wants to love these Knicks. So much. But then there are games like Wednesday night at the Barclays Center when at least three-quarters of the fans in the building were…
The Knicks got the loss, but had the highlight. There were very few smiles in the locker room after the Knicks dropped a 110-104 decision to the Nets at Barclays Center, but Derrick Williams did smirk briefly when asked by The Post about "The Dunk.'' In the second quarter, Langston Galloway and Williams broke in…
No matter how much adversity the Los Angeles Clippers have experienced lately, they just keep winning. This time they did it without both Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan.
The surging Los Angeles Clippers shrugged off the absence of forward Blake Griffin and center DeAndre Jordan by easing to a 104-90 victory over the Miami Heat at Staples Center on Wednesday.
Stephen Curry was just about unstoppable in the fourth quarter, except near the very end.
Damian Lillard had 21 points and 10 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers shook off a slow first half to beat the Utah Jazz 99-85 on Wednesday night.
Eric Gordon made six 3s and scored 24 points, Anthony Davis also had 24 and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a four-game skid by beating the Sacramento Kings 109-97 Wednesday night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder watched a 29-point fourth-quarter lead over the undermanned Dallas Mavericks whittled down to 14 before finally pulling away for a 108-89 victory at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, helped when Dallas sat out its usual starters, beat the visiting Mavericks, 108-89, on Wednesday night.
Many of the fans at Barclays Center were cheering for the visiting Knicks, but the Nets ground their way to their first victory under the interim coach Tony Brown.
James Harden had 27 points and 11 assists and the Houston Rockets got their season-high fifth straight win, 107-104 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Isaiah Thomas scored 28 points, Jae Crowder matched his career high with 25 and the Boston Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak with a 103-94 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
The rule change is a shift from the past where players had to declare for the draft before the N.B.A. combine and in doing so renounce future college eligibility.
Kevin Durant had 29 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder, helped when Dallas sat out its usual starters, beat the Mavericks 108-89 Wednesday night.
Brook Lopez scored 20 points, Thaddeus Young had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets ended their 10-game home losing streak with a 110-104 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan has been scratched Wednesday night against Miami because of pneumonia, ending the NBA’s longest active consecutive games streak at 360.
John Wall scored 19 points and backcourt mate Bradley Beal had 11 in his return from injury to help the Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks 106-101 on Wednesday night.
Kemba Walker scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets pulled away in the second half to beat the Atlanta Hawks 107-84 Wednesday night and stop a seven-game losing streak.