New York Knicks: ESPN Blog Articles
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Forget win or go home. This is win and go home. If the Knicks win Game 6 of their series against the Pacers on Saturday night in Indy, they will force a Game 7 at home on Monday night. But it won't be easy. The Pacers are 5-0 at home in the playoffs. They also have history on their side: only eight teams in NBA history have rebounded from a 3-1 series deficit. The Knicks hope to become the...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Mike Woodson still has confidence in Jason Kidd. Just not enough confidence to guarantee the slumping veteran more minutes in Game 6. Woodson played Kidd just five minutes in the Knicks' Game 5 win over Indiana. Kidd did not play in the second half. Neither did Amar'e Stoudemire, who played just seven first-half minutes in Game 5. When asked on a conference call if he planned to change his...
ESPN (ESPNNewYork.com staff) —
Antonio Davis discusses his X-factor in Game 6 of the Knicks-Pacers matchup.
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —
Chris Copeland's agent, John Spencer, told ESPNNewYork.com on Friday that the Knicks are planning to give the rookie forward a qualifying offer for next season. Spencer also said his client "really wants to return" to the team."He loves the city, he's from Jersey and he wants to play as well," Spencer said. "There's no better bright lights where guys want to play other than New York, and he...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —
Earlier on Friday, I chatted online with fans about the Knicks.The topics included a preview of Game 6, Chris Copeland's emergence and the Knicks' offensive improvements, the team's rotations, health updates and a look ahead to the offseason, including Jason Kidd and Marcus Camby's future.Click here for the full transcript.You can follow Jared Zwerling on Twitter.
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Pacers point guard George Hill missed Game 5 against the Knicks due to a concussion. There's no definitive timetable for his return. But, under the guidelines of the NBA's concussion protocol, it seems highly unlikely Hill returns in time for Game 6 on Saturday. He may not be back for Game 7 on Monday either, if it is necessary. George Hill#3 PGIndiana Pacers2013...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —
Every weekday throughout the season, ESPNNewYork.com will tackle a burning question about the Knicks in our "Opening Tip" segment.Today's Burning Question: Should Mike Woodson focus on his best offensive/defensive lineups in Game 6, bypassing Jason Kidd and Amar'e Stoudemire?The Knicks' Game 5 win highlighted two things. First, they need Raymond Felton on the court running off of double...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —
Mike Woodson has been trying too hard to search for answers offensively.He had Chris Copeland right there sitting behind him on the bench.After two losses in which the Knicks averaged 76.5 points, Woodson announced on Thursday that he would play Copeland more minutes in Game 5 to give the team a scoring boost. That's just what "I Get Buckets" (Copeland's nickname) did.Woodson initially called...
ESPN (Ian Begley and Jared Zwerling) —
Brushing off allegations made by Rihanna about his excessive partying, J.R. Smith insisted on Thursday night that he has focused on basketball, not social media."I'm not worried about Instagram, I'm worried about the playoffs," Smith said after the New York Knicks' Game 5 win over the Indiana Pacers. Smith faced a question about Rihanna on Thursday night after the pop star alleged on her...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
The Knicks' win on Thursday gave them more than just a chance to play another day -- it gave them confidence. "If any team can accomplish this, I feel like we can," Tyson Chandler said. The "this" that Chandler's referring is winning a series after trailing 3-1. Only eight teams in NBA history have rebounded from 3-1 series deficit. The Knicks, of course, took a major step toward adding their...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
WHAT IT MEANS: It wasn't pretty, but the New York Knicks will certainly take it. Thanks to timely shooting from Carmelo Anthony and Chris Copeland, and some sloppy play by a Pacers team without its starting point guard, the Knicks earned an 85-75 win in Game 5 to avoid elimination. Anthony led the Knicks with 28 points but the breakout star was Copeland, the seldom used rookie, who scored 13...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —
The Knicks lead the Pacers 40-34 at the break. Here are five observations from the half:1. Intensity is high. On one play in the second quarter, D.J. Augustin drove it in on a breakaway and J.R. Smith skied high for a big block. Later, Tyson Chandler contested Lance Stephenson mid-air on a dunk attempt and gave him a hard foul. Overall, the Knicks are playing more aggressive than their two...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
Mike Woodson is going back to a small-ball lineup for Game 5. Woodson started Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni in the back court alongside a front line of Iman Shumpert, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler. "That’s been good for us pretty much all season so I’m going back to it [to] see what we can get out of it," the coach said. Woodson made an ill-fated lineup change in Game 4,...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —
Win or go home. It's as simple as that.The Knicks don't have history in their favor, as they are 0-12 when trailing 3-1 in a best-of-7 series. They also haven't had offense in their favor against Indiana -- they're shooting 41.2 percent from the field.The defense has held its own, but the Knicks will get eliminated in Game 5 if they continue to struggle offensively. Seventy-seven points, their...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Mike Woodson is confident heading into Game 5 at Madison Square Garden."I'm expecting to win tonight," he said after Thursday morning's shootaround. "If we lose, we go home, and I'm not ready to go home yet."The Pacers lead the Knicks 3-1 in this Eastern Conference semifinals series.Chris Copeland spoke for the players, saying the guys are ready to leave it all on the...