Knicks Morning News (2016.11.02)

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Kristaps Porzingis said it didn’t cost the Knicks the game, but he would have preferred to get out on the court sooner in the fourth quarter when the club’s offense came to a screeching halt in a 102-89 loss to the Pistons on Tuesday night. During the Knicks’ 10-point fourth quarter,…

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Joakim Noah wasn’t happy about the Knicks’ defensive posture to start the game. Neither was Derrick Rose, who even invoked the forbidden name of his former Bulls coach and defensive guru Tom Thibodeau in the locker room after a 102-89 loss to the Pistons at The Palace. The Knicks couldn’t defend…

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Knicks new backup point guard Brandon Jennings knew he was gone from Detroit one year before he was actually gone. As Jennings rehabbed from an Achilles tendon rupture, Pistons coach and president Stan Van Gundy struck on Feb. 19, 2015, and traded for free-agent-to-be Reggie Jackson with every intention of re-signing him. Jennings didn’t…

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Derrick Rose has been through his season opener as a Knick and his home opener as a Knick. In two days, Rose will be flying into Chicago ahead of his first game against the Bulls as a Knick. Rose said there’s “no bad blood’’ between himself and the Bulls organization. But…

The Pistons scored 64 points in the first half and went on to beat the Knicks, 102-89, Tuesday night. The Knicks are 1-2 and have allowed at least 102 points in each game they’ve played.

Derrick Rose insists he has “no bad blood” toward the Bulls and said that Chicago will see a different player when the Knicks visit the United Center Friday.

Brandon Jennings said he’s not out to show the Pistons they made a mistake for giving up on him when he faces his former team on Tuesday night.

Wednesday’s Knicks News: Poor defense key reason for loss to Pistons

Kobe does not miss playing ‘even a little bit’

In Cleveland, they recently unveiled a street sign for Charles Oakley. In New York, he has been estranged from the Knicks organization for years.

Allen won N.B.A. titles in Boston and Miami, and made one of the most memorable 3-pointers in N.B.A. finals history.

Phil Jackson can break out the clipboard and the Knicks can execute the triangle like it was right out of Tex Winter’s playbook.

Byron Scott says Phil Jackson is undermining Hornacek and should sooner fire him than continue to send out potentially conflicting messages.

Brandon Jennings got the gist. He knew the Pistons gave up on him as soon as they traded for Reggie Jackson.

Rose’s rise and fall in Chicago were about as dramatic as you can get in the NBA.

Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Marcus Morris added 22 to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 102-89 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

With the Knicks (1-1) traveling to Detroit to take on the Pistons (2-1), here are SNY.tv’s Tommy Dee’s three keys to victory.

Using a shorter rotation should continue to benefit the Knicks, as the team’s top players will get extra playing time over the players at the end of the bench.

The Knicks travel to Detroit to take on Andre Drummond and the Pistons on Tuesday night.

Jeff Hornacek and the Knicks players are not bothered by Phil Jackson’s presence around the team.