New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
CelticsBlog (flceltsfan) —
Derrick White vs Pistons 3/22/24 | Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics leaning on Jrue Holiday’s championship experience Globe NBA Playoffs: Celtics prepare to face Heat or Bulls in first round The inside story on how the Celtics landed Sam Hauser Celtics’ path gets less and less daunting,...
SBN: Raptors HQ (Chelsea Leite) —
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports In his first year as head coach, Darko Rajakovic kept the rocky ship afloat — but the real test begins next season. It’s officially been (about) one year of the Darko Rajakovic experience. After parting ways with Nick Nurse after the 2022-23 NBA season, the Toronto Raptors went on an extensive hunt for their next head coach. While many of the...
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Jalen Brunson was not among the 12 players chosen to represent Team USA in the Paris Olympics. Managing director Grant Hill said it was difficult to leave the Knicks’ star guard off the team, Ian Begley of SNY TV tweets. “You wish you could’ve had three or four more (spots) because there are so many […]
Basketball Insiders (Antonio Kozlow) —
It has been 35 long years since the last time that the 76ers clashed with the Knicks in the NBA Playoffs, as the Philadelphia club is set for this first-round matchup after defeating the Heat this Wednesday in a tight 105-104 victory. The Sixers rallied back from a 14-point deficit inspired by reigning MVP Joel […] The post WATCH: Sixers set to face Knicks in first round of NBA...
SBN: Fear The Sword (Jackson Flickinger) —
Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images Isaac’s defense will be an issue for Donovan Mitchell and company. The first-round series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic will be won by whatever team executes best in the half-court offense. Orlando’s second-rated defense and Jonathan Isaac will make it difficult for Cleveland to do so. The Magic have struggled to...
CelticsBlog (SamLaFrance) —
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The results of the past two postseasons just isn’t going to cut it. The Boston Celtics will begin their climb towards Banner 18 on Sunday afternoon when they host a mystery opponent (thanks a lot, Play-In Tournament) at 1 p.m. Regardless if it’s the Philadelphia 76ers , Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, or Atlanta Hawks , the Celtics have to get...
CelticsBlog (OliverFox) —
Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Boston’s playoff journey will begin April 21, though their opponent is not yet known. Wednesday morning, the NBA announced the schedule for the upcoming first-round series’ of the 2024 NBA Playoffs , including Boston’s clash with a still-undetermined opponent. Boston will host the winner of the 8-seed Play-In Game to kick off their...
CelticsBlog (OliverFox) —
Photo by Eric Espada/NBAE via Getty Images In the third and final part of the Celtics award predictions, we check out Boston's backcourt's All-Defensive cases, and then we beg the voters to accept them. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s the best defensive backcourt in the league, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday! On September 28, I wrote that “the Celtics should absolutely trade...
SBN: Fear The Sword (Tony Pesta) —
Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images Cavs have a chance to prove they have grown. A loss ain’t a loss, it’s a lesson. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, a series against the Orlando Magic is a chance to prove that last season’s beatdown was more than just that. It’s time to find out if they truly learned anything from the New York Knicks. Last season’s collapse can be...
SBN: Fear The Sword (Chris Manning) —
Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Cleveland vs. Orlando is the first game on playoff weekend. Game 1 between Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic will kick off the first full day of the NBA playoffs. After the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday (and locked in a matchup against the Denver Nuggets), the NBA announced the full schedule of games for...
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Knicks swingman Donte DiVincenzo is one of several notable players who will be ineligible for end-of-season awards this season despite playing in far more than 65 games, as James Herbert of CBS Sports observes. DiVincenzo appeared in 81 games this season, but technically didn’t meet the NBA’s 65-game criteria. As we outlined in our glossary […]
SBN: Fear The Sword (Jackson Flickinger) —
Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Merrill’s shooting could prevent the Cavs half-court offense from stalling in the playoffs. The Orlando Magic aren’t the New York Knicks . But they will cause similar problems for the Cleveland Cavaliers and their guards in the half-court offense. Orlando finished with the second-best defense and has the height and physicality to make things...
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been named the Western Conference’s final Player of the Week for the 2023/24 season, while Knicks guard Jalen Brunson has won the award for the Eastern Conference, the NBA announced today (via Twitter). It’s Jokic’s second Player of the Week win of ’23/24 — the first came all the way […]
CelticsBlog (Adam Taylor) —
Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images The Boston Celtics finally got over the finish line. Now, bring on the playoffs. The Boston Celtics wrapped up their season weeks ago. However, with multiple games left on their schedule, they were forced to go through the motions as they began the countdown to the postseason. We saw multiple members of the rotation miss games as Joe Mazzulla...
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks had a chance to create a more favorable first-round matchup for themselves by losing on Sunday, but coach Tom Thibodeau didn’t consider it, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Coming down the stretch of a tight game with Chicago, the team’s choices were clear: a loss would mean the three seed […]