New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Tristan Tucker) —
The Knicks came away with a close win in Game 3 against the Pistons facing a loud Detroit crowd. It’s no coincidence that as the Knicks played faster, Karl-Anthony Towns had his best offensive game of the series, James L. Edwards III of The Athletic writes. Towns scored 31 points on 10 made field goals, […]
HoopsRumors (Tristan Tucker) —
All eyes are on Tom Thibodeau in the Knicks’ Game 3 against the Pistons, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post writes in a subscriber-only story. New York should theoretically have an advantage as a team that went all in during the offseason against a less experienced Detroit squad. At the time of writing, the Knicks […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Knicks and Sixers will participate in the NBA’s Abu Dhabi Games 2025 this fall, the league announced today in a press release. New York and Philadelphia will play a pair of preseason contests at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, October 2 and Saturday, Oct. 4. The NBA had never […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe will hit restricted free agency this summer. Lucas Kaplan of Nets Daily predicts that the big man, who has developed his game considerably under Jordi Fernandez, will be re-signed by Brooklyn. Kaplan observes that Sharpe has proven himself athletic enough to hold his own defensively when he is switched onto guards, […]
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
All-Star Knicks guard Jalen Brunson has been named the 2024/25 Clutch Player of the Year, the NBA has announced (Twitter link). More to come…
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
The Pistons won a playoff game on Monday for the first time since May 2008, writes Chris Herring of ESPN, hanging onto a fourth-quarter lead in Madison Square Garden to defeat the Knicks by a score of 100-94 and even up their first-round series at one game apiece. Detroit made just 44.6% of its field […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Isaiah Stewart won’t play in Game 2 of the Pistons’ first-round series against the Knicks tonight, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post tweets. Despite the fact Stewart is Jalen Duren‘s backup at center, it’s a big blow for Detroit as it tries to even the series before hosting Games 3 and 4. Stewart limped […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Josh Hart was largely a non-factor in the first half of Game 1 of the Knicks‘ first-round series vs. Detroit due to early foul trouble, but he played a major role in New York’s second-half comeback, including a 21-0 run that sealed the victory, writes Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. Hart went scoreless, […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Tom Thibodeau’s decision to expand his rotation to nine players paid off Saturday as Cameron Payne came off the bench to spark a comeback victory over Detroit, writes Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. Payne scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Knicks put together a blistering 21-0 run to pull out […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Asked ahead of the Knicks‘ first-round series about speculation that head coach Tom Thibodeau will be on the hot seat if New York doesn’t make a deep playoff run, star point guard Jalen Brunson referred to himself as a “big Thibs supporter” and strongly backed his coach, as Jared Schwartz of The New York Post […]
HoopsRumors (Tristan Tucker) —
The Raptors and president Masai Ujiri are set on getting Toronto back into championship contention, Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca writes. In his end-of-season news conference, Ujiri expressed that he didn’t have much time to celebrate Toronto’s championship in 2019, and that all he thinks about is getting his team back to that spot. “[Our goal] […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The NBA has officially announced (via Twitter) the G League’s All-Defensive Team for the 2024/25 season. Here’s the full five-player list: All-NBA G League Defensive Team Braxton Key, Santa Cruz Warriors Ibou Badji, Wisconsin Herd (Bucks‘ affiliate) Isaiah Miller, Austin Spurs Isaac Nogues, Rip City Remix (Trail Blazers‘ affiliate) Moses Brown, Westchester Knicks The...
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
How low will coach Tom Thibodeau go? In this instance, we’re talking about his rotation. Thibodeau sliced his rotation to eight players in last year’s playoffs, then cut it to seven when injuries struck. The New York Post’s Stefan Bondy anticipates that Thibodeau will rely heavily on his starting unit once again in the opening-round […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Pistons All-Star Cade Cunningham expects a heated battle in the first playoff series of his career, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post relays via an ESPN interview. Detroit will match up against the Knicks in the opening round. “It’s going to be a war,” he said. “It’s going to be highly physical games — […]
HoopsRumors (Tristan Tucker) —
After doing so in March, Nets guard D’Angelo Russell reiterated his desire to return to Brooklyn this summer when he hits free agency in an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints’ Erik Slater. “A lot of teams are rebuilding, but to be here and see this team rebuilding with the pieces that they have, I think the […]