From the AP: Jalen Brunson scored 27 points, hitting the go-ahead basket in overtime, and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets 134-131 on Wednesday night. Brunson also had 13 assists and seven rebounds. RJ Barrett scored 22 points, and Julius Randle had 17 for New York, at 3-1 off to its best start […]
Author: Brian Cronin
Three home games in a row spread out over a week is weird, right? In any event, the Knicks have a big game tonight, hosting the mediocre Hornets in front of a stretch of tough games. The Knicks have shown that they can beat up shitty teams, but being able to also beat mediocre teams […]
From Zach Braziller: Eight minutes and 13 seconds remained in the third quarter and the Garden was suddenly quiet. A 10-point lead had vanished and the new point guard, Jalen Brunson, had just picked up his fourth foul despite hitting the floor himself. Tom Thibodeau didn’t go to his bench, despite the situation. “‘Thibs,’ ” […]
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2022-23 Game Thread: Knicks vs. Magic
The Knicks host the Orlando Magic for their third game of the season, with a chance to get over .500 for the first time this season. And since the Magic suck, this is a great chance for the Knicks! HOW IS MY WIN PREDICTION LOOKING? I’m feeling very confident about my 49 win prediction! Let’s […]
From Zach Braziller: This felt like the college powerhouse handpicking its first opponent to impress the home fans. A carefully selected team intended to create a sense of optimism. Though the Knicks had no say in who they opened up with at the Garden on Friday night, the Pistons would have been at the top […]
The Knicks play their first game at Madison Square Garden tonight as they host the Detroit Pistons, who are bad, but not as bad as the Orlando Magic, so the Pistons come into this game with a 1-0 record. After a strong performance against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Knicks basically HAVE to win these next […]
From Zach Braziller: It was valiant. It was gusty. It wasn’t good enough. Certainly not the first half and not in overtime. The Knicks overcame a 19-point deficit, and they had opportunities late in regulation and overtime to overcome Ja Morant and the Grizzlies. When the game was there for the taking, the big play […]
Okay, folks, the Knicks begin their season in Mmephis playing a good Memphis team that the Knicks played very tough against last season, so this could be a nice upset win to start the season off with. Or it would be a loss. Whatever, it’s still good to see some actual basketball! Woohoo! Okay, as […]
Ah, the truest sign that time is actually passing, we have another “How Many Wins Will the Knicks have?” prediction thread, a Knickerblogger tradition as valued as never being willing to kick anything to the curb or debating whether the 19th pick was incinerated or not. So let’s all make our bets as to how […]
I just want the season to start already, but until then, here’s the final preseason game!