Knicks Avoid Sweep, Force Game 5
The Knicks defeat the Heat 89-87 to force Game 5 and snapped their 13-game playoff losing streak.
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The Knicks defeat the Heat 89-87 to force Game 5 and snapped their 13-game playoff losing streak.
LeBron James scored 32 points, including eight straight to start the fourth quarter and break open the game, and the Miami Heat took a 3-0 lead, sending the New York Knicks to an NBA postseason-record 13th straight loss, 87-70 on Thursday night.
Amar'e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert are sidelined. Jeremy Lin isn't back yet. So where are the Knicks supposed to find enough offense to compete with Miami?
The short-handed Knicks could really, really use a healthy Jeremy Lin on the court in their first-round playoff series against Miami. Emphasis on healthy.
The Knicks sounded hopeful about Jeremy Lin's return -- and that was before Monday night's debacle.
This much was certain: Amar'e Stoudemire's hand was cut so severely that doctors and paramedics were summoned, drops of blood stained the carpet and a piece of glass in the door to a fire-extinguisher case needed to be replaced.
The Knicks were dealt a blow on the scoreboard and to their roster as Iman Shumpert was carried off the court. The Knicks were defeated by the Heat 100-67 in Game 1.
Iman Shumpert suffered a season-ending ACL tear and as a result, any hope of the Knicks competing with the Heat have ended.
The NBA lockout-shortened regular season has come to a close and the playoff teams have been decided. Let's take a look at the Eastern Conference matchups to give you insight into who we think will come out on top.
Knicks coach Mike Woodson has confirmed that point guard Jeremy Lin will not play in the first round of the NBA playoffs. If the Knicks manage to advance, however, it is undetermined whether the 23-year-old will be able to suit up and take the floor.
J.R. Smith scored 22 points for the Knicks, who pulled away in the second half to clinch the Eastern Conference's No. 7 seed and a first-round playoff matchup against No. 2 Miami beginning Saturday.
The biggest question for Knicks fans: do you want your team to face the Chicago Bulls or Miami Heat?
Carmelo Anthony had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his second career triple-double, and the New York Knicks made 19 3-pointers to keep alive their Atlantic Division title hopes with a 118-110 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
Ray Allen will return to the floor Tuesday night when the Boston Celtics take on the Knicks in New York.
The Celtics and Knicks close their season series Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, with Boston possibly welcoming back its Big 3 while key injuries leave the Knicks relying heavily on Carmelo Anthony.
Rajon Rondo had his second triple-double in three games, spoiling Jeremy Lin's return to Boston on Sunday and leading the Celtics to a 115-111 OT victory over the Knicks.
The following is a spirited email exchange between Neil Keefe of WFAN in New York and Michael Hurley of CBS Boston.
Adamn Kaufman jumps in on all the Linsanity in New York.
Political correctness as a way of life has its limits, mainly when it is used as an indiscriminate weapon by people caught up in a grievance culture gone overboard.
A report indicates that Danny Ainge had at least some idea of how talented the former Harvard star is.
Gresh & Zo break down NBA sensation Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise to stardom. Where did this guy come from?
New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is quickly becoming a big story with his game winning shots and stunning performances on the court. People are taking to the internet and writing tribute songs about the undrafted kid from Harvard.
Even after his amazing week, this one took Linsanity to a whole new level. Against Toronto on Tuesday, it was Lin for the win!
It took years of hard work to become an overnight sensation. Now New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is taking the professional basketball world by storm.
An undrafted Harvard graduate has suddenly become, as the Associated Press puts it, "the most surprising story in the NBA."
