Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis Selected To First All-Star Game
Kristaps Porzingis has graduated the Rising Stars game to the main event at All-Star weekend.
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Kristaps Porzingis has graduated the Rising Stars game to the main event at All-Star weekend.
Much like Wednesday's game against the Grizzlies, the Knicks showed very little resistance against the Lakers' offense. After both games, players talked about how the other team played harder and wanted it more than them.
Jordan Clarkson had 29 points and 10 assists, Julius Randle added 27 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks on Sunday for their sixth win in eight games.
Tim Hardaway Jr. had his best game Friday night since returning from a leg injury that sidelined him for more than a month.
Team LeBron against Team Stephen is the NBA's new All-Star matchup. LeBron James and Stephen Curry will go head-to-head again, this time as captains who pick teams for the revamped NBA All-Star Game.
The Knicks started a stretch of six straight games outside of New York City about as poorly as possible.
Kristaps Porzingis led the Knicks with 21 points, while Enes Kanter finished with 20, including 18 in the first half.
The Knicks played the first game of their seven-game road trip in the friendly confines of Barclays Center on Monday. It will only get harder going forward.
In the latest episode of the "City Game" podcast, hosts John Schmeelk and Steve Lichtenstein recap Monday's Knicks-Nets game. Hear postgame reaction from Mike Breen and Jarrett Jack, and enjoy a long interview with Nets analyst Tim Capstraw.
The Knicks opened their longest road trip in nearly 30 years by beating the Brooklyn Nets 119-104 on Monday.
It was a miserable way to finish a rare January home game for the Knicks, who begin a seven-game, coast-to-coast trip Monday in Brooklyn that has them away for two weeks.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 20 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, Jahlil Okafor added 17 points in a reserve role and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns fell one assist shy of his second career triple-double, scoring 23 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in the Minnesota Timberwolves' victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
It was a loss that should have showed the Knicks' front office and coach everything that ails their team.
Sitting at 19-22 and two games out of a playoff spot, the Knicks are in a much better position at the midway point than most thought possible when the season started.
