We all saw and heard over the past month, did we ever, saw how deeply people still care about the Knicks around here, in this time when the Knicks finally fell short of making it back to the Finals but mattered as much over the past month as they ever had in New York. And … Read more
The Knicks needed their finisher more than ever. A 20-point lead had turned to 10 in a matter of minutes, and the Indiana Pacers’ first big run in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals had a sellout Madison Square Garden crowd holding its collective breath. But on a night the Knicks required all hands … Read more
Despite their underdog mindset, the Indiana Pacers have thrived in clutch moments this postseason, performing like true champions when the stakes are highest. Before their 106-100 loss to the Knicks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — where they squandered a 20-point lead — Rick Carlisle’s squad was … Read more
Nineteen thousand, three hundred thirty-three feet. That’s how far Mikal Bridges ran in the Knicks’ overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Nearly four miles of hard cuts, closeouts, sprints in transition — and still, it wasn’t enough. Because this is who the Pacers are. And it’s why … Read more
By the time Karl-Anthony Towns bulled his way down the lane with a minute left in the first half, finished the play and got fouled and made the shot, it was already 61-34 for the Knicks. A few seconds later Miles McBride made a 3 from the right corner. Now it was 64-37 and then … Read more
BOSTON — Tom Thibodeau is quick to rattle off an entire team’s roster ahead of tipoff. For the reigning champion Celtics, the roster begins with franchise cornerstone Jayson Tatum. And with Tatum out for the foreseeable future after rupturing his Achilles tendon at Madison Square Garden in the fourth quarter of Game 4, Jaylen Brown … Read more
Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart could only watch. From the scorer’s table — not the court — two of the Knicks’ key players stood sidelined as Game 5 slipped through their fingers. The Knicks had a chance to win a playoff series at Madison Square Garden for the first time since 1999. Instead, they burned … Read more
The first three quarters were cute. The real Knicks stood up in the fourth. The Detroit Pistons had the Knicks in the first half. They made things tough in New York with their combination of rough-housing centers (Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart), held Jalen Brunson in check through the first two quarters, and even took … Read more
So much for the crunch-time narrative at Madison Square Garden. Clutch performances have been a defining trait of the Knicks this season, fueled by Jalen Brunson, the NBA’s front-runner in crunch-time points. The NBA defines clutch time as the final five minutes of a game within a five-point margin. On Tuesday, the Knicks never got … Read more