Knicks Morning News (2018.03.29)

  • [NYPost] Enes Kanter guts it out after taking hard hit by countryman
    (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 8:34:05 PM)

    PHILADELPHIA — Enes Kanter could barely walk in the visitor’s locker room after Wednesday’s 118-101 Knicks loss to the 76ers still racked with back pain after a hard fall. He hobbled down the hallway for X-rays that were negative, but he still plans to see a back specialist in New York. It was as tough…

  • [NYPost] Knicks show just how far away they are from the 76ers’ level
    (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 5:46:23 PM)

    PHILADELPHIA — Everything has changed at Wells Fargo Center … except the moribund Knicks. The telltale sign of that is the paucity of Knicks jerseys in the crowd and lack of cheers for the road team. The Broad Street arena once was the Knicks’ home away from home during the 76ers’ depressing “Trust The Process’’…

  • [NYPost] Why Knicks still believe in their own complicated rookie point guard
    (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 12:59:30 PM)

    PHILADELPHIA — Frank Ntilikina’s rookie season has been a cakewalk compared with Philadelphia’s No. 1-overall pick, Markelle Fultz, who has reportedly battled an odd physical and mental issue that forced him to relearn his shot. After not playing since October, Fultz made his return Monday, when Ntilikina’s roller-coaster season saw a high and then a…

  • [NYTimes] Keeping Score: Karl-Anthony Towns Dethrones Timberwolves Scoring King: Mo Williams
    (Thursday, March 29, 2018 4:45:02 AM)

    Towns’s 56-point performance set a single-game franchise record, moving Williams to second place. Kevin Garnett? He’s not even in the top three.

  • [NY Newsday] Knicks hope their process turns out the way it did for 76ers
    (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 10:28:49 PM)

    PHILADELPHIA — The Knicks have lost nearly as much as the 76ers in recent years, but Philadelphia trusted the process and it has paid off.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks fall to Sixers, 118-101, as Philly extends winning streak
    (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 9:55:25 PM)

    The Knicks couldn’t stop the red-hot Sixers, who extended their winning streak to eight on their home court in a 118-101 win.

  • [SNY Knicks] Tonight’s game: Knicks at 76ers, 7 p.m.
    (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 6:15:04 PM)

    As if the Philadelphia 76ers needed to add any more fuel to their raging fire heading into their Wednesday night home matchup with the Knicks at 7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center, the return of No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz is giving a jumpstart to a team that hardly appears to need it.

  • [SNY Knicks] Dotson staying positive despite being odd man out in youth movement
    (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 10:22:23 AM)

    At this point in the season, the Knicks are beginning to give minutes to their young guys for evaluation, and what their potential could hold for the future of the franchise. For 2017 second-round pick Damyean Dotson, those minutes have been very few.

  • [NYDN] Can the Knicks imitate the Sixers and make a similar turnaround?
    (Wednesday, March 28, 2018 9:47:03 PM)

    Remember, it’s a process. But do you trust it?