Knicks' Comeback Falls Short, Lose To 76ers 108-105
The Knicks have lost eight straight at Madison Square Garden. Their last home win was Dec. 1 over Milwaukee.
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The Knicks have lost eight straight at Madison Square Garden. Their last home win was Dec. 1 over Milwaukee.
Emmanuel Mudiay scored 21 points for the Knicks, back from a lengthy, six-game road trip and playing their first game at Madison Square Garden since Christmas.
Thompson scored 43 points with seven 3-pointers, Stephen Curry had his first double-double of the season with 14 points and a season-best 14 assists, and the Golden State Warriors snapped a rare three-game home losing streak by beating the cold-shooting New York Knicks 122-95 on Tuesday night.
Nurkic had 20 points for his fourth straight game with 20 or more and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New York Knicks 111-101 on Monday night.
He says he can't travel anywhere except the U.S. and Canada because "there's a chance I could get killed out there."
The Knicks hope this resilient performance against the Lakers is a turning point in their trying season.
New York's last win in Denver was Nov. 8, 2006, when Carmelo Anthony suited up for the Nuggets.
New York lost its seventh straight, and have one win in their last 13 games overall.
Giannis Antetokounmpo held down his usual spot atop the stat sheet, though his most important contribution was keeping his cool.
Though we have not seen a trophy lifted in this town since the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI after the 2010 season, there were plenty of intriguing stories over the last 12 months.
The Knicks haven't won on Christmas since beating Boston in 2011 in what was the NBA season opener following the lockout.
Emmanuel Mudiay scored 32 points, but the Knicks dropped their fourth consecutive game. Kevin Knox scored 17 of his 24 points in the first quarter.
Knicks President Steve Mills says Porzingis is doing some individual work on the court.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 27 points and Kevin Knox had 21 for the Knicks (9-24), who have lost three straight and eight of their last nine.
Phoenix outscored New York 41-17 in the third and went on to win three consecutive games for the first time since March 2-5, 2017.