New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
Now that the Knicks have their first NBA title in 53 years, it may take a summer of big spending to keep the team intact, writes Jared Schwartz of The New York Post. The starters are all under contract for next season, but bringing back key members of the bench unit, which played an important […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
It was less than two years ago that Mike Brown was fired by the Kings as Sacramento had yet another poor start to a season. Now he is the coach who brought the Larry O’Brien trophy back to New York. “He understands what it is to be a champion,” said Knicks star and Finals MVP […]
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Captain Jalen Brunson was the Knicks‘ hero once again in Saturday’s championship-clinching Game 5 victory, scoring 45 of New York’s 94 points en route to being named the unanimous Finals MVP. Brunson said the pressure of intense playoff moments is nothing compared to what his father, assistant coach Rick Brunson, faced during his journeyman NBA […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
For the first time in 53 years, New York has an NBA title to celebrate. The Knicks finished off a thrilling NBA Finals with a 94-90 win Saturday night in San Antonio. More to come …
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After watching their team rally from a 29-point deficit and pull out an improbable victory in the closing seconds of Game 4, Knicks fans lingered inside Madison Square Garden on Wednesday and celebrated like they had just won the championship, writes Steve Popper of Newsday (subscription required). However, the players and coaches can’t afford to […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
The Knicks are on the verge of erasing over a half-century of frustration. They can win their first NBA championship since 1973 with a victory in Game 5 on the Spurs’ home floor tonight. Jalen Brunson is embracing the possibility, according to Howie Kussoy of the New York Post. “I think the one thing that […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks have had many heroes during the first four games of the 2026 NBA Finals. Karl-Anthony Towns‘ two-way impact has been widely praised, especially in the Knicks’ back-to-back wins in San Antonio to open the series. Jalen Brunson has hit a multitude of clutch shots, despite not always having the most efficient shooting performances. […]
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As the world watches the Knicks fight for their first championship since 1973, projected 2026 top-10 pick Darius Acuff is taking notes and hoping to show teams that he could have a similar impact to New York’s star point guard, Jalen Brunson, Myron Medcalf writes in an in-depth player profile for ESPN. Acuff grew up […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Even after erasing a 29-point deficit against the Spurs on Wednesday, the Knicks were one possession away from their historic comeback effort falling short, having given up their lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter of Game 4. However, OG Anunoby sealed the victory with an incredible tip-in off a missed Jalen Brunson […]
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One of the overlooked reasons for the Spurs‘ victory in Game 3 was the defensive job that forward Keldon Johnson did against Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News writes in a subscriber-only piece. Despite being six inches shorter and 28 pounds lighter, Johnson was able to use his physicality to […]
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Coach Mike Brown was upset with the free throw disparity in Monday’s Game 3 loss, but Knicks players don’t believe that’s what caused their 13-game playoff winning streak to end, Steve Popper of Newsday writes in a subscriber-only story. Karl-Anthony Towns blamed an uncharacteristic sloppiness with the ball as New York committed 13 turnovers, several […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The physicality between the Spurs and Knicks in Game 3 has been a prominent topic of discussion among fans and coaches alike following Monday’s hard-fought contest, in which the Spurs were the victor. A play between Victor Wembanyama and Jalen Brunson, in which the Spurs’ star appeared to shove Brunson in the head during the […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
Following the Knicks‘ Game 3 loss to the Spurs, a worrying trend has been widely discussed: Karl-Anthony Towns‘s lack of fourth-quarter offense. Towns has yet to score in a fourth quarter this series, despite playing some of the best basketball of his career and being the best player on the floor for large stretches of […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby, who combined for 60 of the Knicks‘ 111 points in Monday’s Game 3, were the team’s only reliable scorers in the fourth quarter, tallying 18 points between them on 6-of-11 shooting in the final frame. The rest of the team made just 1-of-16 shots and scored two points en route […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
After his team suffered a 115-111 loss at Madison Square Garden on Monday to cut its lead in the NBA Finals to 2-1, Knicks head coach Mike Brown expressed displeasure during his post-game press conference about the free throw disparity between the two teams. The Spurs attempted 32 total free throws to the Knicks’ 22. […]