New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Big man Karl-Anthony Towns is growing more comfortable with the Knicks, writes Ian Begley of SNY.tv. Towns had one of this best games of the season in Friday’s blowout victory over Milwaukee, recording 32 points — including 27 in the first half — on 12-of-20 shooting, 11 rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes. Towns […]
SBN: Raptors HQ (JD Quirante) —
New faces, same goals #RoadToTheSix It’s a new season, but more like a new era for the Raptors 905, as the team ushers in an overhauled coaching staff, new prospects to develop, and mostly new faces to help achieve their goals to make it to the NBA. Drew Jones moves from Darko Rajakovic’s bench to take over the helm of the Raptors 905, replacing Eric Khoury, who had an underwhelming two...
CelticsBlog (Shirley Coshatt) —
Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The Celtics look to bounce back from their first home loss as they host the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics look to bounce back from their first home loss as they host the Brooklyn Nets . This is the first of 4 meetings between these two teams this season. They will face off again on November 13 in Brooklyn and then on March 15 in...
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Giannis Antetokounmpo will get even more attention than usual when the Bucks visit Madison Square Garden tonight, writes Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. Amid leaguewide speculation that Antetokounmpo could eventually be put on the trade market, Marc Stein recently listed the Knicks as a possible destination. Bondy is skeptical that the organization still […]
SBN: Fear The Sword (Jackson Flickinger) —
Cavs news and links for Friday, Nov. 8. The Cleveland Cavaliers get one of their best tests of the early season against the Golden State Warriors . We’ll see how they do later tonight. The first sip Your advanced metrics are going to look good if you’re 9-0. The Cavs’ stats certainly are as they have the third-best point differential , second-best offense , and the third-ranked...
The Dream Shake (Justin Smith) —
Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The struggling sophomore gets an opportunity to rediscover his shot. The Houston Rockets have assigned talented second-year swingman, Cam Whitmore, to their G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. This news should come as no surprise as Whitmore has seen his playing time cut drastically over the first eight games of the regular season....
SBN: Fear The Sword (Jackson Flickinger) —
“The refereeing has been so inconsistent, especially against us.” The Cleveland Cavaliers have a perfect record on the court, but according to Donovan Mitchell that’s despite not getting the calls he thinks they deserve on the court. He didn’t mince words during his postgame media availability after the win against the New Orleans Pelicans . Mitchell said : We’re driving the...
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
With Precious Achiuwa and Mitchell Robinson sidelined by injuries, Knicks big man Jericho Sims is getting steady time. However, he’s been reluctant to make impact offensively, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post notes. In 94 minutes this season, he’s taken six total shots. In the Knicks’ three November games, he has one field goal […]
Basketball Insiders (Antonio Kozlow) —
The Hawks seem like they have secured a future NBA star in the making during this year’s draft, as Zach Risacher is slowly convincing everyone around the Atlanta camp that he might just have what it takes to dominate the league. His recent performance against the Knicks proved this exactly, as he made the most […] The post Zach Risacher drops the most points by any rookie this...
HoopsRumors (Alex Kirschenbaum) —
Sixers All-Star center Joel Embiid is set to return to the floor for Philadelphia next Tuesday against the Knicks, per Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter video link). Embiid, who had been out all year while managing a knee injury, is set to serve a three-game suspension handed down after he shoved a reporter. “Joel Embiid […]
SBN: Fear The Sword (Tony Pesta) —
The Cavaliers are patching up the remaining gaps in their defense. The Cleveland Cavaliers have built the foundations of an elite defense over recent years. Now? They may be reaching peak form. It’s early but the Cavs are allowing just 107.9 points per 100 possessions . That’s the third-best defense in the NBA and the best for the franchise since 2016. Those numbers might shift...