Day: October 30, 2018

Rasheed Wallace’s mentorship paid dividends for Mitchell Robinson.

The 20-year-old rookie center had the best game of his short NBA career in Monday’s 115-96 victory over the Nets, collecting 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting with a couple highlight dunks.

Wallace, the former All-Star and NBA champion,…

Tim Hardaway Jr.’s lip was busted and bleeding, courtesy of an elbow he absorbed while successfully taking a charge.

Inside the locker room, a doctor glued it back together and Hardaway Jr. returned to carry the Knicks to a 115-96 victory Monday over the Nets. It snapped the team’s five-game losing…

The Nets thrive against uptempo teams and should be able to contain the Kevin Knox-less Knicks. Sports Illustrated analyzes that matchup and more in the Three at 3. 

The Warriors guard hit 14 3-pointers against the Bulls, topping a record set by his teammate Stephen Curry in 2016.

Tim Hardaway Jr. and Mitchell Robinson combined for 15 points during a key 23-6 run in the third quarter to lead the Knicks to a 115-96 win over the Nets on Monday.

Knicks head coach David Fizdale brought in former player Rasheed Wallace to practice and hopes the former NBA champion can help rookie Mitchell Robinson become a more vocal player.

The Knicks look to avenge their 107-105 loss to Brooklyn and snap their five-game losing streak when they host the Nets at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.

Not even a swollen, stitched-up lip could stop Tim Hardaway Jr. from lighting it up again. The Knicks’ new go-to scorer, who took an elbow to the mouth from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson in the first half in drawing a charge, finished with 25 points, eight assists and five rebounds in the club’s 115-96 Garden win Monday…

Rasheed Wallace may or may not be a long-term coaching consultant for the Knicks, but he’s certainly worth keeping around for the time being, especially if he continues to have the impact he has had so far. The former Knick and world champion with the Pistons spent the last few days working with project center…

The Mitchell Robinson-Enes Kanter center tag team was a winning tandem Monday as the Knicks broke their five-game schneid. But everything is not all hunky dory in Knicks center-land despite the pair’s effectiveness against the Nets. Despite David Fizdale’s decree the Knicks aren’t “hunting for victories’’ by virtue of their youthful starting lineup, they managed…

Though it’s before Halloween, Knicks coach David Fizdale already is not all caught up with “hunting for wins’’ and wasn’t concerned about matching up best for the Nets. That, in a nutshell, is why Fizdale didn’t budge and stuck with his baby starting lineup that had rookie project Mitchell Robinson at center and Enes Kanter…

Kevin Knox, looking limber during pregame workouts while launching 3-pointers Monday at the Garden, is getting close to making his return. Indications are the rookie lottery pick, who injured his ankle on Oct. 20 against the Celtics, may be cleared for his first practice Tuesday. Though it’s a near certainty he won’t return Wednesday versus…