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Karl-Anthony Towns blames adjusting to Knicks ‘different system’ after another poor performance

NY Post (Stefan Bondy) — Following Monday’s dud, Towns is averaging 21.5 points on 47 percent shooting overall and 35.6 percent from beyond the arc. Last season, he averaged 24.4 points on 52.6 percent shooting overall...
  • 15 hr 28 min ago
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Knicks’ inexcusable no-show comes with hard to ignore realities

NY Post (Mike Vaccaro) — And there, for the first time, was the first actual stating of the words — apart from a carefully worded news release — that everyone else has been citing for months, from the moment that Dolan...
  • 15 hr 39 min ago
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James Dolan's NBA Finals expectations for Knicks being tested after fourth straight defeat

SYN.tv (Ian Begley) — Owner James Dolan, speaking hours before the Knicks took a shellacking in Detroit, says he believes the team – as presently constituted – can win an NBA title and doesn't anticipate any big...
  • 15 hr 43 min ago
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Skidding Knicks chewed up in mettle-testing loss to Pistons after James Dolan sets Finals bar

NY Post (Stefan Bondy) — James Dolan declared Monday that the Knicks must “absolutely” reach the NBA Finals. Then his team was absolutely embarrassed.
  • 17 hr 35 min ago
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Knicks turn in worst performance of the season in 31-point loss to Detroit Pistons

NY Daily News (Kristian Winfield) — The Knicks miss Josh Hart, but Hart's absence shouldn't have sent this team down a dark spiral.
  • 17 hr 44 min ago
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Knicks flattened in 121-90 blowout loss to Pistons

SYN.tv (Robert Sanchez) — The Knicks got their teeth kicked in in a 121-90 loss to the Detroit Pistons to extend their losing streak to four games.
  • 17 hr 46 min ago
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James Dolan explains why Tom Thibodeau no longer fit his Knicks NBA Finals-or-bust expectations

NY Post (Stefan Bondy) — If that lofty goal is realized, it’ll be without the coach who Dolan acknowledged established the foundation — Thibodeau — and who was also surprisingly dismissed in the summer with three years...
  • 18 hr 44 min ago
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James Dolan isn’t interested in a Knicks ‘consolation’ banner — he wants the real thing

NY Post (Christian Arnold) — Knicks owner James Dolan is planning on raising a banner at Madison Square Garden, but it won't be to commemorate the NBA Cup win.
  • 20 hr 49 min ago
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Kristian Winfield: It’s time for the Knicks to activate Karl-Anthony Towns

NY Daily News (Kristian Winfield) — Towns has been woefully underutilized through the opening third of Mike Brown's first season at Madison Square Garden.
  • 21 hr 55 min ago
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Knicks vs. Pistons prediction, pick: NBA odds, props, best bet for Monday

NY Post (Mike Turay) — The Knicks and Pistons meet at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Monday night. 
  • 1 day ago
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Knicks feeling Josh Hart's absence during current losing skid

SYN.tv (David Vertsberger) — The loss of Josh Hart has hit the Knicks hard, the team hasn't looked the same in his absence.
  • 1 day 5 hr ago
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Skidding Knicks’ toughest East challenge yet comes twofold

NY Post (Stefan Bondy) — It’s a showdown with extra oomph, the first Pistons-Knicks head-to-head of the season: No. 1 in the conference vs. No. 2.
  • 1 day 17 hr ago
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James Dolan set to break his Knicks and Rangers media silence

NY Post (Stefan Bondy) — Dolan was last interviewed by a media member about the Knicks or Rangers in January 2023, when he also sat down with Carton on WFAN.
  • 1 day 20 hr ago
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The first Knicks slump is here —and it’s best it doesn’t define them

NY Post (Mike Vaccaro) — The Knicks are in a slump right now, a bad one, an extended one, and it comes at a most inopportune time. Monday night they take on the Pistons at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. The teams met in...
  • 1 day 21 hr ago
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Mike Brown: Knicks ‘can’t rely on officials to win us the ball game’

NY Daily News (Kristian Winfield) — Far too often, the Knicks let their emotions and egos get the best of them.
  • 2 days ago
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The Knicks are not playing Knicks basketball: ‘It’s almost like we’re in the water’

NY Daily News (Kristian Winfield) — The Knicks are now riding a three-game losing streak, a tie for their longest of the early season.
  • 2 days ago
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Knicks must solve defensive issues to be true championship contenders

SYN.tv (Ian Begley) — The Knicks had another abysmal defensive performance on Saturday in a loss to Philadelphia.
  • 2 days ago
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Knicks nemesis Joel Embiid gets last laugh in MSG return following 2024 playoff rampage

NY Post (Howie Kussoy) — He was some amalgamation of Wilt Chamberlain and Ivan Drago.
  • 2 days ago
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Knicks offense bogging down without energizer Josh Hart

NY Post (Jared Schwartz) — And the Knicks will be without him for at least a little while longer. He is only doing light court work and won’t be reevaluated until next Friday.
  • 2 days ago
  • Hits: 51

Knicks outgunned by 76ers, Tyrese Maxey as losing skid hits three

NY Post (Jared Schwartz) — All of a sudden, the Knicks are in a rut. All of a sudden, a potential Eastern Conference roadblock might have emerged as a matchup problem.
  • 2 days ago
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Blog Articles

What Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns said after players-only meeting amid Knicks’ brutal slump

ClutchPoints (Julian Ojeda) — The New York Knicks’ recent slide deepened Monday night with a 121-90 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons, extending the team’s losing streak to four games and intensifying...
  • New: 3 hr 10 min ago
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DeMarcus Cousins admits to being a ‘hater’, says Knicks won’t win Finals

ClutchPoints (Jackson Stone) — The New York Knicks have been slipping a bit as of late, recently dropping out of second place in the Eastern Conference with a blowout road loss at the hands of the Detroit Pistons. That loss was...
  • New: 3 hr 17 min ago
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Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns reveals what’s to blame for shocking production dip

ClutchPoints (Muhammad Arslan) — Karl-Anthony Towns believes his struggles this season stem largely from adjusting to the New York Knicks’ offensive system. He said the transition has been tougher than expected and has affected...
  • New: 3 hr 31 min ago
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Knicks’ disaster stretch proves NBA Cup curse is alive and well

ClutchPoints (Yasmin Edañol) — The New York Knicks are living the stat no team wants, right after they celebrated the NBA Cup win over the San Antonio Spurs. However, the glow faded fast as the Knicks’ momentum stalled....
  • New: 3 hr 35 min ago
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Knicks’ role players need to step up

Empire Sports Media (Dylan Backer) — The New York Knicks have struggled this week largely because they are not getting enough production from their role players. […]
  • New: 3 hr 58 min ago
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Former Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau reposts tweet criticizing current team’s defense

Empire Sports Media (Dylan Backer) — The New York Knicks’ defense has been a huge problem this season, and it was once again the story behind […]
  • New: 4 hr 41 min ago
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Knicks Bulletin: ‘It’s cool to be in a funk’

Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) — I’m growing tired of writing short introductions for quote-board posts after losses. Can y’all win a game, please and thank you? Words below. Mike Brown On why the Pistons beat the Knicks on...
  • New: 9 hr 28 min ago
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Broken.

$Knicks Film School (Jonathan Macri) — The Knicks got embarrassed.
  • New: 10 hr 27 min ago
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Pistons 121, Knicks 90: Yuck.

Posting and Toasting (Sam Stein) — In the midst of a three-game slide heading into tonight’s matchup with the Detroit Pistons, one would think that the Knicks would come into the game with a chip on their shoulders. They had sent...
  • 14 hr 26 min ago
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Knicks’ Mike Brown doesn’t hold back on 31-point loss to Pistons

ClutchPoints (Jedd Pagaduan) — The New York Knicks are in the middle of their worst stretch of the season, with some of their early-season lethargy problems coming back to haunt them. On Monday night, the Knicks lost yet...
  • 16 hr 20 min ago
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Knicks’ James Dolan reveals ‘collaborative’ reason for Tom Thibodeau’s firing

ClutchPoints (Richard Pereira) — James Dolan explained the reasoning behind the New York Knicks moving on from Tom Thibodeau despite their run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2025. Thibodeau played a major role in helping the...
  • 17 hr 29 min ago
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Knicks 90, Pistons 121: Bad news as Knicks get embarrassed once again

Empire Sports Media (Dylan Backer) — The New York Knicks are in trouble. For the first time in nearly two years, they have lost four games […]
  • 17 hr 34 min ago
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Knicks’ James Dolan shoots down Giannis trade rumors

ClutchPoints (Rexwell Villas) — Every team would love to have Giannis Antetokounmpo on its team, but New York Knicks owner James Dolan seems content with the current composition of his squad. “I’ve never seen a locker room more...
  • 18 hr 39 min ago
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Game Preview: Knicks at Pistons, January 5, 2026

Posting and Toasting (Russell Richardson) — Tonight in Michigan, the New York Knicks (23*-12) take the court at Little Caesars Arena to battle the conference-leading Detroit Pistons (26-9). On May 1, 2025, the Knicks closed out their...
  • 22 hr 46 min ago
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The Knicks’ poor shot quality continues to aggravate their offensive slump

Empire Sports Media (Johnny Ochsenfeld) — The New York Knicks are lumbering through the most frustrating stretch of their season. On both sides of the ball, […]
  • 1 day 2 hr ago
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Josh Hart’s absence is severely hurting the Knicks

Empire Sports Media (Dylan Backer) — The New York Knicks are badly missing Josh Hart. He has missed the last five games due to an ankle […]
  • 1 day 4 hr ago
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Knicks have big test in front of them versus top-seeded Pistons

Empire Sports Media (Dylan Backer) — The New York Knicks will be playing in what will be their most important game of the season so far […]
  • 1 day 4 hr ago
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Knicks’ defensive woes underline ‘baller’ Miles McBride’s starting case

ClutchPoints (Kris Pursiainen) — NEW YORK – The New York Knicks are in the midst of their first three-game losing streak of the 2025-26 season after a 130-119 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Head coach Mike Brown has...
  • 1 day 7 hr ago
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Knicks Bulletin: ‘The officials are the officials’

Posting and Toasting (Antonio Losada) — The Knicks and the Pistons are clashing tonight for the first time this season in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown. Too bad the game is at Pizza Palace and not MSG. Here’s some of what’s been said in...
  • 1 day 9 hr ago
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The Elephant in the Room

$Knicks Film School (Jonathan Macri) — The Knicks have a very clear problem on defense, and it's one nobody wants to talk about.
  • 1 day 10 hr ago
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