Day: December 13, 2018

CLEVELAND — The Knicks rally came up short.

Jordan Clarkson scored 28 points and a basket by Rodney Hood in the fourth quarter gave Cleveland a late lead as the Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 113-106 on Wednesday — all after squandering a 22-point lead.

Hood put the Cavaliers in front 107-106 with…

CLEVELAND — The Knicks rally came up short.

Jordan Clarkson scored 28 points and a basket by Rodney Hood in the fourth quarter gave Cleveland a late lead as the Cavaliers defeated the Knicks 113-106 on Wednesday — all after squandering a 22-point lead.

Hood put the Cavaliers in front 107-106 with…

CLEVELAND — Kevin Knox rocked the city that houses the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Despite the Knicks’ tough-to-swallow, 113-106 loss to the moribund Cavaliers on Wednesday night, many fans will most remember Knox’s emphatic fast break, right-handed dunk over Matthew Dellavedova with 32.5 seconds left that put the Knicks up one point. They couldn’t hold…

CLEVELAND — The Knicks haven’t won since Trey Burke started missing games. Now it looks like Burke’s sprained knee ultimately will keep him out more than two weeks. Burke, who sprained his knee against Milwaukee Dec. 1, is with the club but won’t be cleared for contract drills until later this week. He hopes, but…

CLEVELAND — David Fizdale has identified one pure trait of his 2018-19 Knicks. They’re never out of a game. There’s also another undeniable trait Knicks president Steve Mills, general manager Scott Perry and the team’s first-year coach all but promised: This team will deliver lots of losses — to the very good and the very…

CLEVELAND — It was time to feature Fort Knox. With the Knicks carrying a four-game losing streak, coach David Fizdale promoted rookie lottery pick Kevin Knox into the starting lineup at small forward over offensively struggling Mario Hezonja on Wednesday, when the lowly Knicks (8-20) faced the lowly Cavaliers (6-21). This would have caused more…

The Knicks battled back from a 22-point deficit, but they ultimately fell short to Cavaliers, 113-106, on the road Wednesday night.

A pair of intriguing rookies will be on display when Kevin Knox’s Knicks visit Collin Sexton’s Cavaliers on Wednesday.

The Nets got their second win in three games against Philadelphia, which nearly completed a late rally despite playing without the injured Jimmy Butler.

An insurgency against the traditional basketball shoe powers is underfoot as companies like Puma, New Balance and Under Armour compete for a share of N.B.A. culture.