New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
SBN: Fear The Sword (Chris Manning) —
The best player on either team didn’t play and the Cavs still were blown out. After one of their best wins of the season, the Cavaliers got back to doing something they have done more often than win this season: get blown out. Despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence — he missed Monday’s game in Milwaukee due to sore neck — the Cavs were routed by the Bucks 108-92 and trailed by as many...
SBN: At the Hive (Vashti Hurt) —
The Hornets evened their season at 13-13 after defeating the NY Knicks 119-107 in the Garden. Charlotte opened the game on a 6-2 run led by Cody Zeller and would never look back or trail in the contest. “It was a great overall team win,” Hornets Head Coach James Borrego said after the game. “From start to finish multiple guys contributed. I think everyone we put out there had an...
CelticsBlog (Keith P Smith) —
Boston will be shorthanded against New Orleans with just 10 healthy bodies The Boston Celtics enter tonight’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans on a five-game winning streak, but it’s come at a cost. Several Celtics are currently battling injuries. The injury report tonight is as long as it has been all season: Aron Baynes - OUT - left ankle sprain Gordon Hayward - DOUBTFUL -...
CelticsBlog (Jeff Clark) —
The Boston Celtics are ranked high (instead of just rank). What a difference a win streak makes (not to mention a 56 point win over a team in turmoil). To put this in perspective, let’s take a look at where they were. On Thanksgiving-eve, the Celtics were 13th in the league in net rating (1.5) mostly bolstered by a defensive rating of 102.8 (2nd in the league). The offensive rating was...
SBN: At the Hive (JDeLong42) —
The Hornets are back on the road in the Mecca of basketball. People forget that this is the arena where Kemba Walker carried UConn to a Big East title. The Knicks are wearing their City jerseys that look like retro jerseys and the Hornets are wearing their retro jerseys. It’s a night of nostalgia. It’s also the last time the Hornets have to get on a plane to play basketball for the...
SBN: Orlando Pinstriped Post (Mike Cali) —
A round-up of Orlando Magic content from around the web Each morning we will gather Magic content from around the web and deliver it to you. Consider it one-stop shopping for all Magic headlines. But first... Magic Tweet of the Day Thanks to everyone who has responded to yesterday’s announcement by the #Magic . It’s been an honor and a joy to work in the best run pro sports league in...
CelticsBlog (Alex Kungu) —
The second-year big gave the Celtics a vintage Horford-like performance when they needed it most. After a blowout win against the Knicks , Kyrie Irving , surrounded by the media, proclaimed that the Celtics should have fun kicking people’s (butts) . Fast-forward to Saturday night, and the message seemed to resonate with his teammates. The Bulls were the latest target, falling victim...
CelticsBlog (Daniel Poarch) —
The Celtics look to extend their four-game win streak with a rematch against the lowly Chicago Bulls. Winners of four consecutive games — and five of their last six — the Boston Celtics are finally starting to look like the team we all envisioned them to be this past summer. An offense that has been mired in mediocrity for much of the year is suddenly firing on all cylinders; the Celtics...
CelticsBlog (wjsy) —
With a nine-man rotation of could be starters, the Celtics have all had to role player work. Before the season started, much was made of Boston’s depth of quality on the roster. All nine rotation players could conceivably start and star on other teams. In any given game, any of them can go off for 20-plus points (only Marcus Smart and Aron Baynes have yet to reach that mark this season). ...
CelticsBlog (Andrew Doxy) —
Baynes rolled his ankle against the Knicks on Thursday. After coming down hard on his ankle in an unnatural way last Thursday against the New York Knicks , Aron Baynes will miss tonight’s bout between the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls with a sprained ankle as the 14-10 Celtics look to extend their 4-game winning streak. Aron Baynes (ankle) will not play tonight vs. Chicago....
CelticsBlog (Daniel Poarch) —
After a slow start and a brief absence due to a back injury, Jaylen Brown is keeping his head on his shoulders. Against the Knicks, it showed. On a team as talented as these Celtics , in a season that has started this unusually slowly, you hit a point where the “[Player X] is figuring things out” articles start to write themselves. Just last week , after the Celtics’ victory over the ...
CelticsBlog (Sam Sheehan) —
The Celtics’ offense has looked much better during a soft stretch. Now can it stay better? The Boston Celtics , winners of four straight games, seem to have finally applied some balm to their offensive woes. The Celtics are undefeated since inserting Marcus Smart into the starting lineup and are one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Over the past two weeks the Celtics are the proud...
NBA Math (Dan Favale) —
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