NBA Playoffs: Knicks Draw Rival Celtics In First Round
New York, get ready for another round vs. Boston. And no, we're not talking Yankees-Red Sox or Jets-Patriots.
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New York, get ready for another round vs. Boston. And no, we're not talking Yankees-Red Sox or Jets-Patriots.
Knicks president Donnie Walsh, the former Pacers president whose contract is not guaranteed for next season with New York, denied speculation that he could return to Indiana on Sunday.
Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points, making the go-ahead jumper with 4.9 seconds left and blocking a potential winning attempt, helping the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 110-109 on Sunday night for their seventh straight win.
Carmelo Anthony had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the New York Knicks ended a franchise-worst streak of nine straight losing seasons by beating the New Jersey Nets 116-93 on Friday night.
Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire have to play well, but their jobs are made so much easier by a point guard that can set them up. Billups is the lynchpin that holds it all together and it should be no surprise.
Carmelo Anthony had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Amare Stoudemire scored 18 points and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 to move into sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks closed within a half-game of sixth place in the Eastern Conference ahead of their Wednesday matchup with Philadelphia.
During an appearance this weekend, Amar'e Stoudemire was asked: "What's it like actually having to go up against Pau Gasol?" Stoudemire's "soft" response has drawn the ire of Lakers fans -- and at least one player.
From the start of the 2004-05 season to the end of 2009-10, only the Minnesota Timberwolves were worse — by three wins — than New York, which compiled a .352 winning percentage
Carmelo Anthony was a rookie. Chauncey Billups was the MVP of the NBA finals. That was way back in 2004, and one of the few constants in the NBA since then had been the Knicks missing the playoffs. The drought is over.
The New York Knicks are back in the playoffs, clinching their first postseason berth since 2004 with a 123-107 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday
The Knicks knew how badly the Nets wanted to beat them, and for a half New York wasn't doing anything about it. A little more effort, and a lot of Carmelo Anthony sent New Jersey home disappointed.
The hard part is just about over. Heightened expectations and a demanding schedule created a draining month. The Knicks complained of too much fatigue and too little fun, strange timing for a franchise that was enjoying its best season in a decade.
Hours after saying the game was "almost a must win," Carmelo Anthony pulled out all the stops in the Knicks' Monday night win. "We got out of the hole, got the monkey off our back," he said.
Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points, his best effort since coming to New York, and the Knicks pulled out a 113-106 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
