Knicks Morning News (2016.11.03)

After 108 years, the Chicago Cubs are finally World Series champions again, which means the most talked-about curse in sports has mercifully come to an end. Still, there are dozens of other clubs across the four major leagues — including the Cleveland Indians team Chicago just beat — waiting anxiously for their latest (or first)…

Kristaps Porzingis didn’t respond well to Tuesday’s fourth-quarter benching for defensive reasons. He didn’t have a field goal in Wednesday’s 118-99 blowout loss to Houston, getting into foul trouble and scoring three points on 0-for-4 shooting. After the game, coach Jeff Hornacek came to his defense, saying the Knicks aren’t finding him enough. “We got…

Mike D’Antoni has firsthand experience at being on the hot seat where Jeff Hornacek sits now. He knows what it is like to be the head coach of the Knicks in New York and all that comes with it: the high expectations from fans and media, and the constant second-guessing of your basketball intellect. “It’s…

Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek talked before the game about his interview for the Rockets’ coaching job last May. At this point, Hornacek probably wishes he got the job. The Hornacek Era is off to a miserable 1-3 start after the no-defense Knicks were massacred by Mike D’Antoni’s Rockets, 118-99, as the Garden filled with the…

Sam Dekker forgot how to dribble.

Lance Thomas is back to being Lance Thomas. And that’s not a good sign for a thin Knicks bench in need of the 6-foot-8 forward being the defensive dynamo and consistent 3-point spark on offense that surprised the NBA the first three months of last season. When Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy visited the Garden last…

If anyone can recognize a bad sign for a coach’s future, it’s Byron Scott. Even though Phil Jackson has won 11 championships as an NBA head coach, Scott thinks the Knicks president is too involved with teaching the team on a regular basis and it’s undermining the authority of new coach Jeff Hornacek. “If I…

The Knicks stand at 1-3 after a second consecutive double-digit loss on a second consecutive day, with James Harden exposing defensive deficiencies.

Durant will be facing his former running mate Russell Westbrook, who signed an extension with the Thunder. Durant departed as a free agent in July.

All it took was one-and-a-half home games for the Knicks to hear their first boos of the season. Unless they find a way to stop teams, those boos will rain down more often and louder.

Jeff Hornacek brought up the Knicks’ conditioning for the second straight day, and said he’d like to see them get in better shape.

The Pistons scored 64 points in the first half and went on to beat the Knicks, 102-89, Tuesday night. The Knicks are 1-2 and have allowed at least 102 points in each game they’ve played.

Thursday’s Knicks News: Noah benched in loss to Rockets

Rose expecting boos as he returns to Chicago

Another defensive dud unfolded and the fans lost their patience with a 20-point deficit just before the break.

No way the Zen Master could have envisioned his expensive defensive anchor being replaced by Ron Baker

Kristaps Porzingis was spectator with the game on the line and New York’s offense stalling.

A former Knicks draft pick found dead last year in his Lexus SUV in Brooklyn was drugged and murdered by his roommate and an accomplice.

James Harden had 30 points and 15 assists, and the Houston Rockets routed the New York Knicks 118-99 on Wednesday night.

Tommy Dee’s three keys for the Knicks on Wednesday.

Derrick Rose and Brandon Jennings put together a strong 1-2 punch at point guard for the New York Knicks in Tuesday’s 102-89 loss to the Detroit Pistons.