Day: November 17, 2018

Elfrid Payton: Payton (ankle) is starting Friday’s game against New York, Andrew Lopez of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

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Elfrid Payton: Payton (ankle) is starting Friday’s game against New York, Andrew Lopez of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

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If not for Anthony Davis’ determination to dominate inside for most of his 40 minutes on the court, the New Orleans Pelicans could have been blown out by the Knicks.

Davis scored a season-high 43 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and New Orleans overcame an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat…

With every unbelievable Zion Williamson display of athleticism, Knicks fans turn giddier about the prospect of losing every game possible.

But tanking enthusiasts beware: the rules have changed. It’s no longer so rewarding to lose.

Faced with widespread tanking masked as ‘rebuilding’ and ‘player…

Holiday finished with 24 points and 10 assists, and Nikola Mirotic had 12 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans.

HIGHLIGHTS: Anthony Davis puts up 43 in comeback win over Knicks

Holiday finished with 24 points and 10 assists, and Nikola Mirotic had 12 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans.

HIGHLIGHTS: Anthony Davis puts up 43 in comeback win over Knicks

NEW ORLEANS — The Knicks’ rookie power trio started together for the first time this season and coach David Fizdale liked what he saw despite the team’s fourth-quarter fade at Smoothie King Center. Fizdale made one more starting lineup tweak, adding undrafted rookie guard Allonzo Trier in a small-ball shuffle that sent power forward Noah…

NEW ORLEANS — Butch Stockton laughed when asked if he was surprised Knicks starting center Mitchell Robinson blocked nine shots in a game — the franchise record for a rookie. The Chalmette High School coach has seen Robinson block more shots than anyone. As senior in 2016-17 for Chalmette, “The Cajun Kid” rejected eight per…

NEW ORLEANS — A small-ball change that had the Knicks’ three rookies together in the starting lineup for the first time looked good for a long while before the Pelicans’ size and Anthony Davis’ 43-point greatness proved too much in the end. The Knicks led by 19 points in the first half, by 11 inside…

NEW ORLEANS – The Knicks’ rookie power trio will start together for the first time this season. David Fizdale has made one more starting lineup tweak, adding undrafted rookie guard Allonzo Trier in a small-ball shuffle that sends power forward Noah Vonleh to the bench and 2018 lottery pick Kevin Knox from small to power…

Peace and wins may be breaking out in Houston. As for those guys from the Bay Area, it’s going in the other direction.

Another N.B.A. chapter ends poorly for Anthony, who always seems to be unable, or unwilling, to fit in.

The Knicks led for 45 minutes but still could not come away with a win as Anthony Davis and the Pelicans prove to be too much.

Knicks coach David Fizdale changed his lineup at Oklahoma City on Wednesday, but New York lost 128-103 in its third consecutive lopsided loss even though the Thunder played without All-Star guard Russell Westbrook.

Knicks head coach David Fizdale’s lineup experiment continues on Friday night when his starting five will feature all three rookies for the first time this season.