Knicks Morning News (2016.12.04)

The Knicks’ string of games against quality NBA big men will continue on Sunday night against DeMarcus Cousins and Sacramento.

Rose is playing for a new contract, in what he still believes is his prime.

The Knicks will continue their tour of John Calipari’s biggest hits on Sunday night when the Sacramento Kings come to town, but this time, they’ll probably do it without Friday night’s secret weapon.

Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose worked well together during Friday’s win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Rose benefiting from playing alongside a fellow star caliber player.

Much was made during the off season as Knicks president Phil Jackson ignoring free agent Tom Thibodeau during the coaching search.

New Knicks point guard Derrick Rose takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How hungry or driven are you to approach the kind of elite player you were? A: I’m always driven. I’ve always been driven. I always had the underdog mentality, no matter where I was at in my…

The Knicks sustained some heavy, but hardly irreparable, damage over two games at the hands of Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns, who racked up 67 points in a home-and-home set over three days. As good as Towns was, however, the Knicks won both games. But Sunday at the Garden, another monster of tornado force, the Kings’…

The Knicks are becoming masters of the cliffhanger. Their past six victories (in a 7-3 stretch) have come by a total of 25 points — and in one of the games, they won by 10. But the Knicks still prefer blowouts. “Obviously, with every game we gain more confidence that we can win these games….