Day: January 4, 2018

Knicks guard Ron Baker played with a mask during his return Wednesday against the Wizards after suffering an orbital bone fracture last week.

WASHINGTON — Closing in on the season’s halfway mark, Kristaps Porzingis admitted he’s feeling wear and tear and missing Tim Hardaway Jr. After all, this is Porzingis’ first season as the Knicks’ No. 1 option, pressure made worse with secondary scorer Hardaway out the past 4½ weeks. After his two-point second half in Wednesday’s 121-103…

WASHINGTON — The collapse started in the final seconds of the first half Wednesday, when the Knicks watched Washington’s John Wall chase down an offensive rebound and hit a tie-breaking buzzer beater. The bad vibe kept rolling to start the second half as the Knicks looked absolutely disinterested and with their minds possibly on Miami’s…

WASHINGTON — Ron Baker subscribes to the old-school no-layup, no-dunk rule. It’s why Jeff Hornacek loves him. Baker is now playing while wearing a mask because of it, as that philosophy didn’t work out as he had hoped. But Baker’s bold decision to attempt to lay a foul on Anthony Davis as he rose for…

WASHINGTON — Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek suggested the Knicks may think about getting the ball to Kristaps Porzingis … less. After calling the offense “stagnant” following Tuesday’s 100-91 loss to the Spurs, Hornacek said opponents are too prepared for the Knicks to deliver the rock to Porzingis, who has slumped since the first week of…

With an 18-point loss in Washington, the Knicks fell to the Wizards for the 14th time in the teams’ last 15 meetings.

Like the Spurs, the Knicks have a talented international core. But do they have the patience to build it into a winner?

Ron Baker’s face may be broken but not his competitive spirit.

The Knicks are now 0-2 to start 2018.

Bradley Beal scored 27 points, John Wall added 25 with nine assists and the Washington Wizards beat the New York Knicks 121-103 on Wednesday night.

After weeks of inconsistent performances, the Washington Wizards might finally be headed down a stable, winning path.

Knicks rookie PG Frank Ntilikina may not have played much Tuesday night, but he has already made a good impression on Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.

After another loss to the Spurs Tuesday night, the Knicks saw themselves fall under .500 and out of the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference.

WASHINGTON — Kristaps Porzingis sounds like someone who needs a little break to catch his breath and get his energy back.

WASHINGTON — Ron Baker has proved he can take an elbow to the face and all the jokes that came along with it.