Knicks Morning News (2016.11.21)

Monday’s Knicks News: Anthony plays big in win over Hawks

Marshall Plumlee’s NBA debut includes sprint through New York

Knicks cite ‘productive’ team meeting after beating Hawks

Rockets players support LeBron James’ stance on Phil Jackson’s ‘posse’ comments

Carmelo Anthony had 31 points and Kristaps Porzingis 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Knicks defeated the Hawks 104-94 Sunday at Madison Square Garden in a noon matinee.

Joakim Noah will miss Sunday’s Knicks game against the Hawks because of illness.

Through 12 games and 5-7 record, the Knicks are still making adjustments, and one of the newest members, Joakim Noah, believes he can play better.

Marshall Plumlee’s big night was sparked by guard Ron Baker.

The Atlanta Hawks (9-3) will attempt to slow down Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks (5-7) Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

TKB Podcast: Phil’s Big Mouth, Knicks Small Ball

The Knicks’ president, back in the public cross hairs, has not hesitated to expound on other teams’ issues even as he and his players have stumbled.

The Knicks aired their grievances in a team meeting on Saturday and then put together the kind of defensive performance that had been a rarity for them.

Plumlee was asleep when he got the call at about 10 a.m. — the Knicks needed his help.

Carmelo Anthony never met a shot he didn’t take. At Phil Jackson, that is.

It took less than a month before the Knicks held a long team meeting to hash out their problems and recalibrate.

Every now and again, the buzz inside Madison Square Garden lets you know what the people want, where they want this Knicks team to go — where, specifically, they would like the basketball to go. Sometimes, Kristaps Porzingis isn’t really open. Doesn’t really matter. When he gets position inside, under the basket, when he finds…

Knicks rookie center Marshall Plumlee had visions of how his NBA debut would come about, but could never have imagined this, arriving midway through the first quarter after a harried commute and dash through the streets of Manhattan. “It was crazy,’’ Plumlee said. “I feel I could write a book about it.’’ It started with…

Another Knicks crisis was brewing after a dozen games and a 5-7 record. The Knicks staged an emergency meeting — one hour long with team president Phil Jackson and coaches in attendance — as part of Saturday’s marathon 3 ½-hour practice session. Then two hours before Sunday’s noon start against the Eastern Conference power Hawks,…

The Knicks’ loss in Washington didn’t sit well with anyone. So the players, coaches and team president Phil Jackson sat down and cleared the air during an hourlong meeting.

Marshall Plumlee made his NBA debut Sunday in one of the most bizarre and most New York ways imaginable.