New York Knicks: ESPN Blog Articles
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Every weekday (in this case, weekend) throughout the season, ESPNNewYork.com tackled a burning question about the Knicks in our "Opening Tip" segment. Today's Burning Question: Will the Carmelo Anthony-led Knicks eventually win an NBA title? Forty years and counting ...If you woke up Sunday morning wondering when the Knicks' title drought would end, you need to first ask yourself this: Do the...
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The Knicks dropped Game 6, ending their season.How would you sum the loss up in just a few words?Let us know here by creating your own Knicks "Back Page" and sharing them with your friends. You can also vote for your favorite entries.Click here to get started!
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Amar'e Stoudemire said it was "tough" to sit on the bench in the second half of the Knicks' season-ending loss to the Pacers. "It's never easy to sit there and watch. But again, it's Coach's decision," Stoudemire said after playing 5:47 -- all in the first half -- and scoring two points in Game 6 on Saturday night.Stoudemire played an average of 8.3 minutes per game in three...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Guard J.R. Smith is set to become a free agent this offseason but said he hopes to return to the New York Knicks."I want to retire a Knick," Smith said when asked about his future following the team's season-ending loss to the Pacers on Saturday night. "I don't want to go anywhere else. I love it. I love my teammates. I love my coaches. I was sitting in the locker room looking...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- After his third season in New York ended far short of expectations, Carmelo Anthony sat at his stall alone in a cramped visitors locker room in Indiana, thinking about what just transpired. The Knicks star wore a look of surprise, disappointment and disgust -- all rolled into one. "It's tough," Anthony said after the Knicks' Game 6 loss. "We all wanted, everybody wants to go to...
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Carmelo Anthony, Mike Woodson and J.R. Smith discuss being eliminated by the Pacers in Game 6.
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
WHAT IT MEANS: All season long, the Knicks and their fans hoped for a chance to face the Miami Heat in the playoffs. Now, the only thing the Knicks will be doing in Miami next week is vacationing. Carmelo Anthony finished with 39 points, but went just 2-for-7 in the fourth with three turnovers as the Knicks were outscored 25-18 in the final quarter to fall 106-99 in Game 6. The Knicks lost the...
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Win tonight and the Knicks go home for Game 7. Lose, and their season is over. They trail at the half of Game 6, 55-47. Here are a few observations from the first half: CAN'T KEEP THEIR COOL: The Knicks seem to be getting unnerved early in this game. J.R. Smith was whistled for a technical foul after Tyson Chalder picked up his third foul. Chandler was arguing the call and Smith appeared to...
ESPN (Ian Begley) —
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers said point guard George Hill has been cleared to play in Game 6 against the Knicks.George Hill#3 PGIndiana Pacers2013 STATSGM76PPG14.2RPG3.7APG4.7FG%.443FT%.817Hill participated in the team's morning shootaround, which is part of the process of passing his concussion test."During the process, George remained symptom-free after each step including his workouts...
ESPN (Jared Zwerling) —
As one veteran NBA scout put it, the Knicks brought a "different intensity level" to their Game 5 victory.It all started on defense in the first quarter when Tyson Chandler and Pablo Prigioni's defense led to early offense."The key to the game was the Knicks got off to a great start," the scout said. "Everyone sacrificed and rebounded the ball. The defense was excellent."Throughout the game,...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike Woodson will go with a small-ball starting lineup in Game 6 -- the same lineup that he has played for most of the season. Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni will start in the backcourt alongside Iman Shumpert, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler.Woodson played a bigger lineup in Game 4 the last time the Knicks were in Indiana, replacing Prigioni with Kenyon Martin. It was a...
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...
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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...
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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...