New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks have played their final game of the season after losing Game 6 to the Pacers. Now comes the questions. But according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the team should be wary of overreacting to the loss, just as Indiana was when they lost last year’s Eastern Conference Finals to the Celtics. Marks points to […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks just completed their most successful season in many years, but that doesn’t guarantee the core of the team will stay together, writes Zach Braziller of The New York Post. After winning 51 games and reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years, the season ended in disappointment Saturday night […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
After taking a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers‘ high-octane offense only managed 94 points in a Game 5 loss in New York. As Jamal Collier of ESPN writes, 94 points marked a playoff-low for the Pacers, who also turned the ball over 20 times, the most turnovers they’ve committed in a […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
No Knicks are listed on the team’s injury report this morning ahead of Saturday’s pivotal Game 6 in Indiana, tweets James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. That’s certainly a good sign for the Knicks, as one of their best players was a game-time decision on Thursday. Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns was initially questionable […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Pacers and Knicks are the only two teams left standing in the Eastern Conference, as each team seeks to seal a ticket to Oklahoma City to face the resting and waiting Thunder. Indiana jumped out to a commanding 3-1 lead, aided, in part, by a massive comeback in what has become a pivotal Game […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Pacers’ starting small forward, Aaron Nesmith, is still playing through a right ankle sprain suffered during Game 3 against the Knicks, and Game 5 proved more difficult than Game 4 in that regard, writes Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star. However, he’s not letting himself off the hook for a 16-minute, three-point performance. “It […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
Karl-Anthony Towns was listed as a game-time decision due to a left knee contusion heading into the Knicks‘ Game 5 homestand against the Pacers, but that didn’t stop him from putting his best foot forward as the Knicks staved off elimination with a 111-94 victory. “Shoutout to our medical staff. They gave me a chance […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson helped New York extend its postseason in a 111-94 Game 5 victory over Indiana, writes Peter Botte of The New York Post. Robinson has been starting in the stead of guard Josh Hart since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. That said, Hart is still having a bigger minutes impact […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks need a win Thursday night to extend their season, but they aren’t assured of having star big man Karl-Anthony Towns available. Towns has been listed as questionable on the official injury report for Game 5 with a left knee contusion. Towns fell to the court in pain while grabbing his left knee after […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks erased a 20-point deficit in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. They couldn’t complete a comeback against the Pacers in Game 4 on Tuesday, leaving them on the brink of elimination. “In true fashion to our whole playoff run, we put ourselves in a deficit, got ourselves out of the deficit, and […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith will play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight, according to several media outlets, including Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype (Twitter link). Nesmith sprained his right ankle during the second half of Game 3 against the Knicks on Sunday. He was listed as questionable on the injury report. Nesmith […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Karl-Anthony Towns rescued the Knicks from the abyss with 20 fourth-quarter points against the Pacers. What will the Knicks get from their top big man the remainder of the Eastern Conference Finals? The Athletic’s Fred Katz explores that subject as the teams head into Game 4 this evening. He speculates that the Pacers, who have […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Karl-Anthony Towns‘ best playoff performance since joining the Knicks came when his team needed it the most, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (subscription required). New York was trailing by 10 points entering the fourth quarter on Sunday and staring at a potential 3-0 series deficit. With Jalen Brunson having an off night […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau shook up his starting lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, with Mitchell Robinson replacing Josh Hart. After New York staged a thrilling comeback to pick up its first win of the series, Hart revealed that not only is he OK with the change, it was actually his idea, […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
T.J. McConnell continues to be an annoying pest against the Knicks during the postseason. McConnell has scored 10 points in each of the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals despite limited playing time. “It’s kind of defined T.J.’s 10-year career in the NBA,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said, per Peter Botte of the […]