New York Knicks: Out Of Town Articles
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks’ first-round victory over the Hawks relied on the offensive output of their best defender to take them over the top. OG Anunoby stepped out of the role player spotlight and assumed the role of leading man, Howie Kussoy writes for the New York Post. The 6’8″ wing had 29 points and seven rebounds […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
The Knicks‘ series against Atlanta turned around after Josh Hart demanded to be given the full-time defensive assignment on CJ McCollum, Stefan Bondy of The New York Post writes in a subscriber-only piece. After McCollum hit a game-winning shot to give the Hawks a 2-1 series lead, Hart made sure the coaching staff understood his […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
The Hawks were humbled by the Knicks on Thursday, losing the deciding Game 6 at home by 51 points. Although obviously disappointed with Thursday’s result, general manager Onsi Saleh was pleased with the progress the team made throughout 2025/26 and he told the players on Friday that they have plenty of room for growth, per […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has been fined $50K and Hawks guard Dyson Daniels has been docked $25K for their roles in an on-court altercation during New York’s series-clinching victory on Thursday, the NBA announced in a press release (Twitter link). According to the league, Robinson’s harsher penalty “takes into account his inappropriate post on social […]
HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) —
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson and Hawks guard Dyson Daniels were ejected from Thursday’s Game 6 matchup between the two teams, tweets Fred Katz of The Athletic. The two players got tangled up during a free throw attempt by OG Anunoby with 4:39 left in the second quarter (YouTube link). There was some pushing back and […]
HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) —
A change in strategy by the Hawks set up Jalen Brunson for his best performance of the series in Tuesday’s Game 5, writes Vincent Goodwill of ESPN. Coach Quin Snyder opted to switch Dyson Daniels onto Karl-Anthony Towns, who posted a triple-double on Sunday. That gave Brunson more freedom to operate, and he responded with […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks struggled to put four straight quarters of high-level offense together in Games 2 and 3 of their series against the Hawks. In Game 4, they turned to Karl-Anthony Towns as the lead man, and it may have saved their season, Kristian Winfield writes for the New York Daily News. The Knicks have had […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
Part of the pitch head coach Mike Brown brought when he was hired by the Knicks last summer was instituting an offensive scheme that would allow star Jalen Brunson to get easier looks and be less ball-dominant. Through three playoff games, that has not been the case, and Brunson’s effectiveness on offense has suffered because […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Knicks‘ loss to the Hawks in Game 3 on Thursday was a team effort, but the most notable aspect was the performance of Mikal Bridges, who went scoreless in 20 minutes, with more turnovers (four) than steals, assists, rebounds, and points combined. Head coach Mike Brown isn’t benching Bridges, but he came closer to […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
Much of the discussion following the Knicks‘ loss to the Hawks in Game 2 revolved around coach Mike Brown‘s decisions regarding lineups and timeout usage. Heading into Game 3 tonight, Brown says he is still open to changing lineups around based on what is needed, Andrew Crane writes for the New York Post. “Anything’s open […]
HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) —
Jalen Johnson was the Hawks‘ lone All-Star and most valuable player during the regular season, but it was guard CJ McCollum who led the team to a Game 2 victory over the Knicks on Monday in New York, writes Michael Cunningham of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription required). While most of the Hawks’ young players had […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Karl-Anthony Towns was the Knicks’ second-leading scorer in Game 2 of their first-round series against Atlanta. Towns finished with 18 points but he was essentially a non-factor during the fourth quarter of their 107-106 loss, Zach Braziller of the New York Post notes. Towns attempted just two points during those 12 minutes as the Knicks […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
The Hawks attempted to take Mitchell Robinson out of the equation for the Knicks in Game 1 by employing Hack-A-Mitch, intentionally fouling him to send him to the free-throw line at the expense of New York getting into its offense. After going 1-for-4 from the line, Robinson was pulled from the game after 15 minutes […]
HoopsRumors (Eli Cohen) —
OG Anunoby (left ankle sprain) is probable for the Knicks‘ Game 2 against the Hawks on Monday, New York Post’s Stefan Bondy reports (via Twitter). Bondy writes that, according to coach Mike Brown, the two-way wing went through practice today. Anunoby left Game One in the second half due to aggravating the preexisting ankle injury, […]
HoopsRumors (Dana Gauruder) —
Knicks owner James Dolan made it clear during a radio interview this winter what his expectations were for the postseason. We want to get to the [NBA] Finals. And we should win the Finals,” Dolan said then. “This is sports and anything can happen. But getting to the Finals, we absolutely got to do.” That […]