Month: December 2016

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony told reporters Friday that he will play against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.

Despite averaging 104.5 points per game, one scout from an opposing team believes the Knicks could do better offensively, according to Bleacher Report.

Anthony Donahue and Moke Hamilton are a bit beat up from this west coast road trip, as the guys discuss the Knicks up-and-down play, the injuries to Melo and Rose, and a tough loss to the Suns.

Without the injured Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose, the Knicks’ bench helped keep them somewhat competitive with Golden State during their eventual 103-90 loss.

Kristaps Porzingis struggled Thursday night during the Knicks’ loss to the Warriors, shooting just 4 of 13 for eight points.

Ready for the first “must-win” game of the Knicks’ season?

The difference between a good road swing and a disappointing one comes down to the final game against the Nuggets.

Anthony, nursing a sore shoulder, said he felt that he should play it safe for Knicks.

DENVER — Jeff Hornacek is the last one to take offense that Golden State coach Steve Kerr ripped his Warriors for only blowing out Hornacek’s Knicks by 13 points after once leading by 25 in the third quarter. Had Phil Jackson not hired him in May, Hornacek, according to sources, would have been Kerr’s assistant…

DENVER — Carmelo Anthony hasn’t had a lot of fun — or success — on return trips to the Mile High City. He has yet to win in Denver since becoming a Knick. The first season — the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season — the Knicks weren’t scheduled in Denver, but he has lost here in each…

Kristaps Porzingis has Draymond Green’s attention, and that’s not a good thing. Porzingis told The Post on Wednesday he was motivated to step up his game against Green after he was shut down by the Warriors defensive stopper in both meetings against the Knicks last season. Those comments found their way to Green, who used it…

Sources: LeBron, CP3 could cash in on new CBA

Klay Thompson scored 25 points, JaVale McGee added a season-best 17, and the Golden State Warriors put on an another spectacular passing display to beat the undermanned New York Knicks 103-90 on Thursday night.

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and guard Derrick Rose will both sit for tonight’s game against the Golden State Warriors.

Kristaps Porzingis thinks he can help recruit free agents to the Knicks

Knicks president Phil Jackson has settled into his life away from Los Angeles and his competitive fire is lit.

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony empathized with NBA players skipping games and road trips to get some rest, adding he may take a game to rest in the near future.

The Cleveland Cavaliers rested their three best players — LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love — in their only road trip of the season to Memphis.

Mr. Sager was known as much for his outlandish outfits as for his brief interviews with basketball coaches and players on N.B.A. broadcasts.

Anthony, nursing a sore shoulder, said he felt that he should play it safe.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Knicks certainly weren’t going to walk into Oracle Arena and win this game absent Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony. They probably wouldn’t have won with Rose and Anthony (or with Clyde and Pearl, too, for that matter), not with the Warriors devoting so much of the night to an impromptu homage…

OAKLAND, Calif. — No Carmelo Anthony. No Derrick Rose. No sufficient pregame warmups. No chance for the Knicks at Oracle Arena. With the Knicks missing two of their Big 3, the team bus arrived late for their predictable rout versus the Warriors, with most players entering the locker room 45 minutes before tip-off after a…

OAKLAND, Calif. – Kevin Durant says he enjoys being the one to nickname Kristaps Porzingis “unicorn,’’ but that didn’t mean he wanted to suit up next to him. Reflecting on why he didn’t meet with the Knicks during his free-agency summit in the Hamptons, Durant simply said: “Uh, because I didn’t want to. It’s simple….

OAKLAND, Calif. — Carmelo Anthony’s right shoulder has been acting up the past two games, the Knicks star said, leading him to take a rest day against the Warriors on Thursday night. Derrick Rose also sat out with back spasms against the league’s best team, which topped the Knicks 103-90 to move to 23-4. Adding…

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors have not disappointed. They have put the super in “superteam” — off to an NBA-best 22-4 record going into Thursday’s nationally televised visit from the Knicks. “You got to be at full force,’’ Carmelo Anthony said when asked how to beat them. “You got to have everything clicking. I think…

Friday’s Knicks News: Warriors have easy time with Melo, Rose out

Draymond Green riled up by Kristaps Porzingis’ comments

Warriors showcase giving ways in blowout of short-handed Knicks

Knicks’ Rose, Anthony to sit out vs. Warriors

Rival execs: Kristaps Porzingis can lure top free agents to Knicks

Thursday’s Knicks News: Porzingis plans to recruit free agents to New York

The Knicks, who had a tall task in upsetting Golden State at full strength, had little chance with Lance Thomas and Brandon Jennings in the starting lineup instead of Anthony and Rose and suffered a predictable 103-90 defeat.

The issue of NBA coaches resting their star players took center stage again this week when Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue did not even bring LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love to Wednesday night’s game in Memphis against the Grizzlies.

The Knicks will face the powerhouse Warriors on Thursday night without Derrick Rose, who is out with lower back stiffness.

The Knicks arrived late to the arena because they were stuck in traffic. But they might as well just driven straight to Denver.

Derrick Rose (sore back) and Carmelo Anthony (sore right shoulder) were ruled out of Thursday night’s game against the Warriors.

Kevin Durant was stationed in the Hamptons over the summer during his free agent meetings, less than 100 miles from the Garden.

Unfortunately for the Knicks, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant are all expected to play on Thursday.

Nobody last season outplayed Kristaps Porzingis quite like Draymond Green.

Ever since LeBron James uttered “Taking my talents to South Beach,” the NBA has been obsessed and defined by the formation of Super Teams.

The sense from practice was that the Knicks will likely have to try to beat the Warriors on Thursday without Derrick Rose.

The new deal, set to run through the 2023-24 season, was a pre-emptive move by both sides to avoid the possibility of a labor stoppage next season.

A loss to Phoenix, his old employer, may have been bittersweet. But the Knicks’ coach has other priorities, like bringing out the best in his new team.

Some people have it all, but still crave luxury, novelty and access without irksome hurdles. At Barclays Center, that’s the Nets’ Brooklyn Experience.

The Knicks star dismissed the team president’s remark that Anthony sometimes holds the ball too long.

Derrick Rose, who did not practice, is listed as questionable with lower back stiffness for Thursday’s game against Golden State, which is 22-4 overall and 9-2 at home.

The NBA and the NBA Players Association have agreed to a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.

Kristaps Porzingis reacted strongly to being shoved to the floor by the Suns’ Marquesse Chriss in the third quarter of the Knicks’ 113-111 overtime loss on Tuesday night.

Knicks guard Derrick Rose is questionable for Thursday’s game against the Warriors with a sore lower back, the team announced Wednesday.

Even as Kristaps Porzingis continues to rise, Anthony is the centerpiece of this team as currently constructed. Unfortunately, he’s not acting like it.

SAN FRANCISCO — Derrick Rose meant well when he said it. He probably even meant every word. This was a few weeks ago, just as the game he was bringing to the floor every night was starting to match the one from his — and everyone else’s — memory. “My goal is to play 82,”…

SAN FRANCISCO — If Draymond Green really wants to get under Kristaps Porzingis’ skin Thursday at Oracle Arena, he can whisper in his ear: “Zinger.’’ That’s the nickname from Spain Porzingis still loathes. Not that Green needed to do any trash-talking last season in their two meetings, which Green dominated against the rookie. Porzingis claimed…

SAN FRANCISCO — You can blame it on Phil Jackson getting in his head, broadcasting to the world Carmelo Anthony holds onto the ball too long. In truth, Anthony’s recent malaise likely is due to fatigue, as he has looked worn physically after playing the first 25 games for the first time in his six…

PHOENIX — The night began with Suns coach Earl Watson, who replaced Jeff Hornacek following his firing in February, singing his former boss’s praises. “Jeff is very creative and needs space to be creative,’’ Watson said before the Suns stunned Hornacek’s hot Knicks, 113-111, at Talking Stick Resort Arena. “He understands basketball on another level….

Thursday’s Knicks News: Porzingis plans to recruit free agents to New York

Jeff Hornacek’s return to Phoenix became an exercise in disappointment for the Knicks.

Phil’s got 99 problems but attracting free agents isn’t one.

Rose missed all six of his field goal attempts before being subbed out on Tuesday.

Tyson Chandler’s interactions with Phil Jackson consisted of two conversations:

In hindsight, Jeff Hornacek knows he shouldn’t have bowed to the Suns’ unfair demands.

Derrick Rose said his increase in play calling occurred organically, and it continues to evolve.

They were a jangle of thoughts, opinions, emotions as they walked off the floor at Talking Stick Resort Arena late Tuesday night. Somehow, the Knicks had nearly pulled off their most satisfying victory of the season and yet, instead, wound up suffering their most excruciating loss instead. Such is life in the NBA when you…

PHOENIX — In the long run for the Knicks, Tuesday’s 113-111 overtime loss to the woeful Suns could be secondary to the loss of Derrick Rose 10 minutes into the first quarter. Rose’s back spasms flared up after he appeared to take a tumble into a row of cameras. He missed the final three quarters…

PHOENIX — Kristaps Porzingis got mad and got even. But he didn’t finish or get the win. After Derrick Rose went down with recurring back spasms and missed the final three quarters Tuesday night, it appeared the Suns were trying to take out Porzingis, too. They failed and only got the 7-foot-3 Latvian steamed. After…

PHOENIX – Carmelo Anthony says he and Derrick Rose have only scratched the surface of how dangerous they can be as a tandem offensively. Indeed, there has been a push from both Knicks studs, Rose and Anthony, to have coach Jeff Hornacek call more pick-and-rolls for the two of them. And Hornacek is seeing the…

This is what gets Michael Rapaport excited. It’s not news about his latest film or a big role, it’s a phone call from a basketball player. Former Knicks star Latrell Sprewell had called him days earlier, agreeing to appear on Rapaport’s podcast. “It was Spree, f—ing” Spree,” Rapaport says, unable to contain the pure joy of talking to the…

Wednesday’s Knicks News: Tough night in the desert

Tuesday’s Knicks News: Hornacek downplays return to Phoenix

Bledsoe had his third straight game with at least 30 points, helping the Suns overcome a 34-point performance from Kristaps Porzingis.

PHOENIX (AP) Eric Bledsoe scored the go-ahead points on a driving, left-handed layup with 30 seconds to play and the Phoenix Suns beat New York 113-111 in overtime on Tuesday night, only the Knicks’ second loss in eight games.

Derrick Rose exited the Knicks game against the Suns in the first quarter with back spasms

Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek is downplaying Tuesday night’s return to Phoenix, where he served as head coach for a year and a half before getting fired midway through last season.

The Knicks (14-10) head to Phoenix to take on the Suns (7-17) Tuesday night.

What more could you ask for as we speak right now when talking about the New York Knicks?

The Knicks travel to Phoenix looking for their fifth straight win on the road as they take on the Suns Tuesday night.

In Jeff Hornacek’s return to Phoenix, Derrick Rose returned to the trainer’s table, and Kristaps Porzingis showed more anger than he has in his brief Knicks’ career.

Former Knick Tyson Chandler said he had only two conversations with team president Phil Jackson.

Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose want to play off of each other more, and they think it will make the Knicks more dangerous.

The N.B.A. franchise will reclaim the city identity it left behind when it took up residence in the suburbs in 1978.

The Knicks have progressed, but they face a roadblock in Golden State on Thursday. The Celtics visit San Antonio on Wednesday.

Tuesday’s Knicks News: Hornacek downplays return to Phoenix

Jay Z takes shot at Jackson over use of ‘posse’

Knicks approaching top-10 status in NBA Power Rankings?

Monday’s Knicks News: Rose, Porzingis play big in win over Lakers

Knicks president Phil Jackson gave coaching advice to Lakers head coach Luke Walton as recently as three weeks ago, reports Marc Berman in the NY Post.

Knicks PG Brandon Jennings had 19 points, four assists, and three rebounds during Sunday night’s win over the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Kristaps Porzingis had a huge game during Sunday night’s 118-112 win over the Lakers in Los Angeles.

While Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick Rose are big names who have proved their worth, the New York Knicks have won 11 of their last 15 games in large part because of their depth.

PHOENIX — Jeff Hornacek’s coaching career got off to a good start with the Suns, but it ended quickly and by most accounts unfairly.

A Brooklyn woman claims a Kylie O’Quinn and his jealous girlfriend viciously assaulted her.

Even Jay Z is getting a shot in at Phil Jackson these days.

Jeff Hornacek arrived in Phoenix as something of a vindicated coach, a man who was scapegoated and undercut by the Suns.

PHOENIX — When Brandon Jennings agreed to sign with the Knicks to be Derrick Rose’s point-guard caddie, team president Phil Jackson told him to aim for Sixth Man of the Year honors. Jennings is heeding the advice of the Zen Master. Jennings’ numbers don’t jump off the stat sheet — just his play. He’s the…

PHOENIX — Jeff Hornacek is getting the last laugh on the hapless Suns. He returns to this city where he still owns a home, riding a wave of momentum with a 14-10 record as Knicks coach, good for third place in the East, and amid an allegation from a credible source he is not running…

PHOENIX – We know all of the things that can drive you batty about the Knicks, starting at the top, starting with Phil Jackson and his propensity for generating the kind of buzz that most team presidents shy away from. You can get weak in the knees when you think too much about the 3…

All of a sudden the raging-hot Knicks, at 14-10, are tied for third place in the Eastern Conference with Charlotte. Following Sunday night’s 118-112 victory over the Lakers at Staples Center, the Knicks are 9-3 in their last 12 and have won four straight road games, including the first two on this five-game West Coast…

Monday’s Knicks News: Rose, Porzingis play big in win over Lakers

Rose has 25 in return; ‘nothing wrong’ with back

Phil Jackson’s greatest move as Knicks president was on full and incredible display at the Staples Center

Metta World Peace understands Phil Jackson likes to motivate through criticism.

Phil Jackson gave the Knicks a warning for their game Sunday against the Lakers: watch out for Lou Williams.

As expected, the Knicks will have Derrick Rose for Sunday night’s game against the Lakers in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Kristaps Porzingis’ star shined brightest in Hollywood on Sunday. In a spectacular two-way tour de force that ended his slump, Porzingis bashed the Lakers for 26 points, a career-high-tying seven blocks and 12 rebounds as the Knicks won their fourth straight road game, a 118-112 Staples Center victory. Team president Phil Jackson…

LOS ANGELES — Is Phil Jackson already assuming the role of Lakers consultant? Lakers rookie head coach Luke Walton admits he’s been in contact with Jackson from time to time to get advice — including right after he got the job last spring and as recently as three weeks ago. Walton is one of Jackson’s…

LOS ANGELES – Lakers forward Metta World Peace believes the Carmelo Anthony-Phil Jackson verbal war was great for the Knicks franchise because he feels the Garden culture is “so tense” and needs “controversy.” World Peace said he loved that Anthony never “backed down’’ from the Zen Master. The always mercurial Queensbridge product played one season…

The 15 to 20 stolen seconds between quarters is a high-wire act for reporters and a disdained distraction for coaches.

Rose returned after recovering from back spasms, and the Knicks jumped to an early lead and held off a tenacious opponent.

Kristaps Porzingis had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Derrick Rose scored 25 in his return from injury and the New York Knicks held off the Los Angeles Lakers 118-112 Sunday night for their sixth win in seven games.

The Knicks (13-10) are off to their best start since a 54-win campaign in 2012-13 — the last season they made the playoffs. Coach Jeff Hornacek’s team will look to continue that momentum on Sunday when they take on the Lakers in Los Angeles in the second game of a five-game road trip.

Knicks team president Phil Jackson met with Carmelo Anthony this weekend, days after Jackson claimed Anthony was slowing down the team’s offense.

Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis has been dealing with an issue in his right knee, which he has labeled as a “pinch.”

LOS ANGELES — Kristaps Porzingis continues to downplay a right knee issue and said he’s not considering taking any games or practices off at this point.

LOS ANGELES — Derrick Rose showed no effects from a back issue that kept him out of the previous two games, and Kristaps Porzingis didn’t play like someone dealing with knee pain. And the Knicks continued to roll.

Metta World Peace has been keeping a close eye on the Knicks and what’s been going on between Phil Jackson and Carmelo Anthony.