Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone!
The Knicks head to Houston tonight to end 2016 with a tough matchup against the Rockets.
This is a very difficult test for the Knicks, made even more difficult with KP, Lee and O’Quinn missing tonight’s game, and I would hate to see them enter the New Year with a losing record, so hey, maybe they’ll shock us!!! The Rockets did play last night (dropping 140 on the Clippers), so maybe they’re tired?
What? A fella can hope, can’t he?
Let’s go, Knicks!
[NYTimes] Pelicans 104, Knicks 92: Top-Heavy Knicks Are Toppled by New Orleans Pelicans Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points, Kristaps Porzingis 21 and Derrick Rose 20, but no other Knicks player reached double-digits.
NEW ORLEANS — The Knicks are a frustrated team right now. They’re trying not to sound any alarms, but they could be getting close.
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NEW ORLEANS — Jeff Hornacek scored points with Carmelo Anthony and perhaps the rest of the Knicks when he came to his star player’s defense after his ejection from Wednesday night’s game in Atlanta.
NEW ORLEANS — Jeff Hornacek scored points with Carmelo Anthony when he came to his star player’s defense following his ejection from Wednesday’s game in Atlanta.
[NYDN] Knicks have no answer for Davis in embarrassing loss to Pelicans Two months into the season, the Knicks are the definition of average and trending downward.
[NYDN] Kristaps Porzingis full of praise for Pelicans star Anthony Davis Kristaps Porzingis assembled a trove of inspirations as he prepared for the NBA.
NEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony went from ejection in Atlanta to dejection in the Big Easy as his underwhelming shot-making contributed to a sickening 104-92 Knicks loss to the suddenly hot Pelicans at New Orleans Arena. Don’t look now but the Knicks are the definition of mediocre, falling to .500 at 16-16. Afterward, Jeff Hornacek…
NEW ORLEANS — Coming off his Atlanta ejection, Carmelo Anthony said he appreciated coach Jeff Hornacek’s fierce defense of his scrap with Thabo Sefolosha. The Knicks coach said in a rant he saw the Atlanta guard’s hands around Anthony’s neck. Replays couldn’t confirm Hornacek’s allegation, but the thought was nice. “I just know I have…
NEW ORLEANS — As much as Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis boasted in training camp his goal one day is to post a quadruple-double, he said he realizes Pelicans center Anthony Davis is likelier to perform the trick. In fact, Davis, who faced the Knicks on Friday night at New Orleans Arena, came close two…
[SNY Knicks] Knicks have three score 20, but fall to Pelicans, 104-92 Anthony Davis had 23 points and 18 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans won their fourth straight game, 104-92 over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
[SNY Knicks] Lee to sit out second consecutive game with wrist injury Knicks guard Courtney Lee will sit out Friday night’s game with the Pelicans with a wrist injury, the second straight game he will miss.
[SNY Knicks] Tonight’s Game: Knicks at Pelicans The Knicks travel to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans at 8 p.m. on Friday night.
[SNY Knicks] Knicks assign Plumlee and Baker to Westchester of the D-League The Knicks have assigned Marshall Plumlee and Ron Baker to Westchester of the D-League, the team announced Friday.
The Knicks are in New Orleans tonight to face Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Pelicans are not particularly good, but nor are they especially bad. They’re sort of in that middle ground with teams like the Hawks, Pistons and Bulls.
So you’d like to see the Knicks beat the Pelicans, but this is surely no gimme. With the Rockets looming tomorrow night, however, it is very important for the Knicks to go into Houston two games over .500 because Houston on the second night of a back-to-back is a scary proposition (thankfully, the Rockets are at least playing the Clippers tonight, so they might be tired, as well, tomorrow).
Let’s hope for some bounce back performances tonight from KP, Rose and Melo (“bounce back” in Melo’s case merely means “don’t hit anyone in the face tonight”).
Let’s go, Knicks!
[NYDN] Hornacek defends Carmelo Anthony, says Sefolosha had it coming Jeff Hornacek was adamant Thursday that his star didn’t deserve the ejection and was merely reacting to the mugging from his opponent.
[NYDN] Carmelo: Phil’s breakup with Jeanie Buss puts Lakers rumor to bed Carmelo Anthony says he never viewed Phil Jackson’s relationship with Jeanie Buss as the conduit for the Zen Master’s escape to the Lakers.
[NYTimes] After an N.B.A. Christmas, the Best Games This Week The Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Can the improved Boston Celtics expose Cleveland’s weaknesses on Thursday?
Friday’s Knicks News: Leaving New York an easy decision for Langston Galloway
Carmelo on ejection: Sefolosha flopped a little
Jazz’s Hill back Thursday after 13-game absence
Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis’ campaign to raise money through his blocked shots has generated $43,000 thus far for a New York-area youth basketball organization.
Carmelo Anthony joked that Phil Jackson’s chances of returning to the Lakers took a major hit when he and Jeannie Buss ended their engagement.
Jeff Hornacek defended Carmelo Anthony for hitting Thabo Sefolosha in the face during a tussle for a rebound Wednesday, and said he sometimes he wants to “wrap” his hands around the referees’ necks to see how they would react.
[SNY Knicks] Did OT loss prove Melo’s worth? 
[SNY Knicks] Porzingis’ play suffered Wednesday night after Melo’s ejection Carmelo Anthony was ejected just over three minutes before halftime during the Knicks’ 102-98 overtime loss to the Hawks on Wednesday night.
NEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony, who is blamed for almost everything that goes wrong with the Knicks, joked to not pin blame on him for the Phil Jackson-Jeanie Buss engagement breakup. “You want to ask me if I had anything to do with that?,’’ Anthony quipped. Actually, Anthony was queried on whether he thought Jackson…
NEW ORLEANS — After getting married to his high-school sweetheart from Baton Rouge, La., on June 25, Langston Galloway got a phone call the next day from Jeff Hornacek. The Knicks new coach said he wanted to re-sign Galloway, thinking he would fit in well with the team’s vision of a high-speed attack. At the…
[NYPost] 2016’s biggest sports splashes, from the Sanchize to Linsanity 2 Even without a championship to celebrate, 2016 was another year to remember for the New York sports world. Emerging stars such as Gary Sanchez, Kristaps Porzingis and Jimmy Vesey injected new energy into the city, even as longtime veterans such as Henrik Lundqvist, David Wright and Jacoby Ellsbury battled performance and health issues. Linsanity returned to…
NEW ORLEANS — Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek fiercely defended Carmelo Anthony on Thursday, saying he believes Anthony’s second-quarter ejection — for throwing a forearm at Thabo Sefolosha’s head — the previous night in Atlanta was the wrong decision. Anthony showed no remorse and also said he believes he was wronged, even suggesting the Swiss shooting…
Quietly, 2016 slipped away without bringing a championship to New York City, which means that for the first time in 48 years, we have endured a five-year window in Fun City without throwing a party for ourselves. The quiet zone of 2011-2016 pales to the last great drought (the ’62 Yankees through the ’68 Jets)….
[NYTimes] Hawks 102, Knicks 98 | Overtime: With Carmelo Anthony Ejected, Knicks Show Defensive Grit but Fall in Overtime An elbow in the second quarter cost the Knicks their star. Offensive miscues late in the game cost them a chance to escape with a win.
[NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: Celtics and Grizzlies Are Good. In This N.B.A., That’s a Problem. Boston and Memphis are on track to make the playoffs, but a few teams, particularly the Warriors and the Cavaliers, have separated themselves from the pack.
ATLANTA — Things changed. Early in the day, Knicks guard Courtney Lee predicted he would be able to play through a wrist injury. Then he went through shootaround. The first thing to change was Lee’s optimism. “Wasn’t ready. I tried to give it a go at shootaround, had a lot of discomfort,” said Lee who…
ATLANTA — So often in life — and basketball — you beg for a second chance. The Knicks, playing shorthanded much of the night after Carmelo Anthony was ejected on a Flagrant Foul 2, got a reprieve. Then another. And another. And another. Suffice to say there were chances and moments that presented themselves all…
ATLANTA — The Knicks already were down one starter, Courtney Lee, who sat with a wrist injury. And then they lost Carmelo Anthony, who was bounced on a flagrant 2 foul for hitting Hawk Thabo Sefolosha while the pair went for a second-quarter rebound on Wednesday. Anthony and Sefolosha originally were called for a double…
ATLANTA — Despite George Karl’s harsh words in his new book, Carmelo Anthony’s former coach is rooting for the Knicks to make the playoffs. “Here’s what I’ll say now: Melo is a hell of a player, the best offensive player I’ve ever coached. I owe him as much as anyone for my having a great…
Anthony was ejected in the first half after forearming Thabo Sefolosha in the face. Without him, the Knicks fought, but came up short, falling to the Hawks, 102-98, in overtime Wednesday night in the start of a three-game road trip.
Courtney Lee had fluid drained from his bothersome right wrist Tuesday and was unable to play Wednesday night against the Hawks.
ATLANTA — George Karl isn’t done taking shots at Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson, but the former Nuggets coach said he’s rooting for them to do well.
[SNY Knicks] Knicks fall to Hawks in overtime, 102-98 The Knicks fell to the Hawks in overtime on Wednesday night in Atlanta.
[SNY Knicks] Anthony ejected in second quarter for hitting Sefolosha Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony was ejected during Wednesday night’s game against the Hawks for hitting Thabo Sefolosha in the face as the two went for a rebound during the second quarter.
[SNY Knicks] Courtney Lee to sit out against Hawks with sore wrist Knicks guard Courtney Lee will sit out Wednesday’s game against the Hawks with a sore right wrist, the team announced.
[SNY Knicks] Tonight’s Game: Knicks at Hawks The Knicks head to Atlanta to take on the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night.
[SNY Knicks] Three challenges facing the Knicks: Defense, Noah, and Thomas As the Knicks look to contend, they’ll need to take care of business against the stronger teams of the league. Here are three of the other more pressing issues the team has faced as of late…
[SNY Knicks] Jackson, Buss end engagement New York Knicks president Phil Jackson and Los Angeles Lakers president and co-owner Jeanie Buss have ended their engagement, both citing their professions and distance as part of the reasons why.
Thursday’s Knicks News: Melo ejected in OT loss to Hawks
Hawks’ Sefolosha: Melo punched me in the face
Lee sits, but MRI shows no broken bones in wrist
Carmelo Anthony: Knicks need a plan in place on defense
[NYDN] Knicks fall to Hawks in overtime as Rose, Porzingis falter late The Knicks hung with the Hawks on defense, but failed to finish them off in regulation and ran out of gas in overtime.
[NYDN] Carmelo Anthony ejected for shoving Thabo Sefolosha in face That wasn’t very mellow of him.
[NYDN] Courtney Lee has fluid drained from hand, Kristaps seeks revenge Courtney Lee had fluid drained from his problematic shooting hand and hoped to play Wednesday against the Hawks.
[NYDN] George Karl says Carmelo Anthony puts brand over basketball George Karl is determined to sell some books and burn every bridge doing it.
[NYDN] Trevor Ariza waited for Mavericks player outside locker room Salah Mejri took trash talking to a new low.
[NYDN] Dwight Howard says he never considered Knicks in free agency Phil Jackson could’ve gone in a different direction from signing Joakim Noah to a four-year contract.
After the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, the rest of the conference is a shocking mass of mediocrity from #3 to #12. However, despite the parity between these teams, two of these teams will get home court advantage in the playoffs. One of these teams will get home court advantage in the playoffs and avoid playing the Cavaliers in the second round. Determining which teams gets those two spots will most likely be decided in games between the ten teams currently ranked #3-12.
Therefore, tonight’s game featuring the Knicks playing the under .500 and yet still somehow the #5 seed in the Eastern Conference Atlanta Hawks, is huge.
The Knicks have done very well this season against teams under .500. That’s very important. You can’t afford to lose against teams under .500 and the Knicks are doing a great job of avoiding those pitfalls.
Let’s hope that they avoid those pitfalls tonight, as well!
Let’s go, Knicks!
[NYTimes] Phil Jackson of Knicks and Jeanie Buss of Lakers Announce Their Breakup Jackson and Buss, who had been engaged for several years but were never married, said via social media that they had ended their engagement.
[SNY Knicks] GEICO SportsNite: Melo and Noah on team chemistry GEICO SportsNite: Melo and Noah on team chemistry
[SNY Knicks] Knicks’ defensive effort has held them back this season The Knicks’ defensive effort this season has been poor, and that was evident Sunday during their 119-114 loss to the Celtics.
[SNY Knicks] Courtney Lee is probable for Wednesday night’s game Courtney Lee (sore right wrist) is probable for Wednesday night’s game against the Hawks in Atlanta, the Knicks announced Tuesday.
[SNY Knicks] Acquiring Tony Allen could put Knicks over the top in the division Tony Allen is the type of player who could put the Knicks over the top in the division and solidify a Top 4 seed in the conference.
Wednesday’s Knicks News: Defense will be focus on road trip
Phil Jackson, Jeanie Buss end engagement
Tuesday’s Knicks News: Jennings, Melo not on same page
Phil Jackson and Lakers president and co-owner Jeanie Buss are no longer a couple.
It was wheels up for the Knicks after practice Tuesday at the MSG Training Center, flying off for a three-games-in-four-nights trip. In the eyes of Carmelo Anthony, this remade team is headed up in more ways than one.
[NYDN] Knicks president Phil Jackson no longer engaged with Jeanie Buss Phil Jackson’s relationship couldn’t survive a cross-country commute
[NYDN] Knicks may have been better with Dwight Howard over Joakim Noah Phil Jackson never made a run at Dwight Howard last summer and that could prove to be a costly mistake.
[NYDN] Joakim Noah knows he and Knicks need to pick it up on defense Joakim Noah doesn’t quite move like he once did but the former Defensive Player of the Year still knows right from wrong on the court.
The chances of Phil Jackson leaving the Knicks after the season on his own volition to join the Lakers’ front office have decreased after the Zen Master and Jeanie Buss announced their breakup on Twitter Tuesday night, citing geographical distance as a big reason for the split. Jackson and Buss, the Lakers president, had been…
The Knicks have a trio of scorers capable of putting up big numbers in Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose and Kristaps Porzingis, yet they are a middling 16-14. Their weaponry is being wasted on the defensive end of the court, where they are among the NBA’s worst units. The Knicks are giving up 108 points per…
To pass or not to pass, that is the question. The big debate about the Knicks’ offense these days is whether there should be more ball movement or the players should continue to get the ball to those who can take their defenders one-on-one. The volume got turned up on the issue after Sunday’s loss…
Tuesday’s Knicks News: Jennings, Melo not on same page
[NYTimes] After an N.B.A. Christmas, the Best Games This Week The Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Can the improved Boston Celtics expose Cleveland’s weaknesses on Thursday?
Derrick Rose prefers Manhattan over the slower pace of Westchester. Because the hustle and bustle of Manhattan is still less stressful than his days living in his hometown Chicago. “I love it,’’ Rose, in his first season with the Knicks, told The Post. “I love my building. My neighborhood. My neighbors. They let me walk…
Knicks point guard Brandon Jennings apparently believes differently than Carmelo Anthony regarding critiques that too much one-on-one play existed in their 119-114 loss to Boston on Christmas. Jennings signaled the rips were merited. After the Knicks mustered only 11 assists Sunday, Jennings liked a tweet from the Bullyup.com Twitter handle criticizing their style: “KNICKS Rely…
Get greedy. Courtney Lee, the Knicks’ starting shooting guard, has made the rounds of the NBA, but this season is the first one in which his coach has begged him to take more shots — contested shots, that is. Lee is second in the NBA in 3-point field-goal percentage at 46.7 percent, and Knicks coach…
If the Knicks asked for anything for Christmas, it should have been to play better defense. Maybe they should make that their New Year’s resolution.
Monday’s Knicks News: Celtics hang on for close Christmas day win
Knicks in a giving mood on defense in Christmas Day loss to Boston
Carmelo Anthony stuns cancer patient’s family with car for Christmas
It didn’t turn out to be a Merry Kristaps for the Knicks’ 7-foot-3 Latvian phenom, despite some gaudy numbers posted on a still-healing bruised right knee. Kristaps Porzingis had 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting, 12 rebounds, two steals and four blocks, sprinkled in with a couple of highlight-reel dunks. But his season-high five turnovers, a…
There was a face-to-face showdown. There was a shot to the mouth that drew blood. Things got both chirpy and chippy during the Knicks’ 119-114 Christmas loss to the Celtics at the Garden. After a whistle stopped play in the middle of the third quarter, Carmelo Anthony and Boston center Al Horford got in each…
There was blood on Christmas at the Garden. Boston’s Marcus Smart received an elbow to the face on Derrick Rose’s drive to the hole in the first half and came off the court with blood gushing from his mouth. By the end of this holiday matinee, after the Knicks’ spirited rally from nine points down…
Knicks fans nearly got this year’s Christmas miracle at the Garden on Sunday. The Celtics’ Avery Bradley stole it away. The Knicks came all the way back after trailing by 13 in the fourth quarter, but ended up on the raw end of a 119-114 decision before a sellout crowd of 19,812. Carmelo Anthony missed…
Knicks star Carmelo Anthony played the role of St. Nick on Sunday, when he gave a car to 17-year-old fan with cancer just before the game against the Celtics in Madison Square Garden. The 32-year-old forward handed a 2017 Kia Sorento to Jarell Lara, who suffers from a rare form of cancer called Langerhans Cell…
Kristaps Porzingis has made it a goal to play in all 82 games for the Knicks this regular season. But he made it clear in the days leading up to Sunday that some games mean more than others.
The Knicks took the floor at Madison Square Garden on Christmas with their spirit for giving in the right place but their priorities backward.
[NYTimes] Facing Another Measuring Stick, Knicks Come Out on the Short End Against the Celtics Locked in a duel with surging Boston, the Knicks displayed a lack of cohesiveness as the clock wound down, and the Celtics escaped with a win at the Garden.
[NYTimes] Cavaliers 109, Warriors 108: Without Any Title at Stake, Cavaliers Relive Rally Past Warriors This time, Cleveland climbed out of a 14-point hole in the fourth quarter. In last season’s N.B.A. finals, it erased a three-games-to-one deficit for its first title.
[NYTimes] On College Basketball: UConn Women Say ‘Nah’ to Rebuilding Year After losing three superstars last season, the championship Huskies are undefeated again — the latest evidence that Coach Geno Auriemma’s success is based on more than recruiting.
[NYDN] Knicks defense falters vs. Celtics as Carmelo passes Elgin Baylor Derrick Rose knows the Knicks’ 114 points should have been more than enough to beat the Celtics on Sunday.
[NYDN] Knicks fail to complete comeback in Christmas loss to Celtics Not even Christmas can soften this rivalry. It only made it better.
Carmelo Anthony helped a 17-year-old fan with cancer step into his new car in the basement of Madison Square Garden.
[SNY Knicks] Celtics spoil Knicks’ Christmas, win 119-114 at MSG Isaiah Thomas led six Celtics in double figures with 27 points as the Celtics held off a furious comeback by the Knicks 119-114 in a Christmas Day matinee at Madison Square Garden
[SNY Knicks] Today’s game: Knicks vs. Celtics Carmelo Anthony will appear in his fifth Christmas Day game when the New York Knicks host the Boston Celtics on Sunday at noon at Madison Square Garden.
[SNY Knicks] Porzingis, Knicks ready for matchup vs. Thomas, Celtics Kristaps Porzingis and the New York Knicks will face Isaiah Thomas and the Boston Celtics on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
The Knicks host the Celtics this afternoon in a big game. If they win this one, the Knicks will actually become tied for the #3 seed in the entire Eastern Conference and ahead of the Celtics! How awesome would that be? Let’s hope that they give us all a fun Christmas present today with a win!
For our last Christmas TV special that we’ve been sharing, let’s go with the Star Wars Christmas Special! It’s fun and absurd at the same time!
Let’s go, Knicks!