Schmeelk: Knicks' First-Round Conundrum; Bring On The Bulls Or Heat?
Who the Knicks should want to face in the first round of the NBA playoffs has fans all over the city embroiled in argument.
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Who the Knicks should want to face in the first round of the NBA playoffs has fans all over the city embroiled in argument.
The playoffs are only about two weeks away, and there has been some serious power-shifting going on in the NBA. Let's take a look at some of the trends and other quirky stories as we head into the playoffs.
The Knicks were riding high, looking for a second straight win against the suddenly Derrick Rose-less Bulls. But Chicago rose to the challenge.
At the prime of his career and coming of a championship season, legend Michael Jordan retired from the game of basketball to pursue his baseball dreams.
Anthony made a 3-pointer eight seconds later to tie it, and scored the final five points of the extra period as the Knicks pulled out a thriller.
It's time for Stoudemire him to back up his words with a noticeable effort.
Derrick Rose scored 32 points and the Chicago Bulls beat New York 104-99 on Monday night, handing the Knicks their sixth straight loss.
Knicks fans thought they were early to the Jeremy Lin party. Well, President Barack Obama says he was on the "bandwagon" long before Linsanity hit New York.
Led by Deron Williams and Kris Humphries, the Nets cruised past the Chicago Bulls, 97-85 on Saturday evening.
Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the New Jersey Nets 109-87 Monday night.
Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony are both All-Star starters. Only Rose is the reigning MVP, and he was the one who owned Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.
Richard Hamilton and the Bulls were simply too much for the Nets, who were playing their third game in as many nights.
John Schmeelk gives Knicks fans the rundown on what expect in the 2011-12 season. Can the Knicks make a magic run? Here's what to watch for this season...
Scott Niedermayer's number 27 will be lifted to the rafters at the Prudential Center tonight alongside Ken Daneyko and Scott Stevens. Together, the three defensemen were the rock on which the Devils built their dynasty.
Men love lists. As such I ask you: who's the greatest baller in basketball history?
Chicago Bulls GM Gar Forman very well might have doomed the Bulls to bridesmaid status to the Heat for the foreseeable future, and it all comes back to his work in the offseason.
When teams run into an opponent just as good or better than they are, the delicate difference between winning and losing often comes down to an individual going above and beyond to lift their team to victory. It's time for Derrick Rose to do that for the Bulls.
Bosh scored 34 points, LeBron James finished with 22 points and 10 assists, and the Heat remained unbeaten at home in the postseason by beating the Bulls 96-85 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday night.
In the first contest, we saw how the Bulls were going to win games in this series. In Game 2, we saw how the Heat will. The difference was stark and sets the stage for how the rest of this series will go.
Game 1 provided a very valuable look at how the Heat-Bulls series could play out over the next couple of weeks. Here are some key points both teams need to pay attention to if they want to win the series...
Derrick Rose scored 28 points, Luol Deng contained LeBron James and the Chicago Bulls struck first in the Eastern Conference finals, pulling away to beat the Miami Heat 103-82 in Game 1 on Sunday night.
Phil Jackson picked an odd time to be swept off the court, the first time for a team he coached in 65 playoff series. Or did he?
Josh Smith answered his critics with a huge game - 23 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists - and fill-in Jeff Teague came up with the Derrick Rose-like plays down the stretch to lead the Hawks past the Chicago Bulls 100-88 Sunday night.
After one completed game in each series, here's what we know about the second round of the NBA playoffs.
The Pacers held off a furious rally to beat the Bulls 89-84 on Saturday afternoon for their first playoff win since 2006.
A serene park in the heart of East Flushing is now the center of a deeply disturbing mystery. on Monday, 75-year-old Albert Itzkowitz was found dead along the shoreline of Kissena Lake.
Transponders on airport vehicles can help air traffic controllers prevent collisions like the one that took place at LaGuardia.
Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, and the Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cavaliers 109-93 on Thursday night.
George Springer homered, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base three times and the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 2-0 on Thursday night to split a four-game series.
Bo Bichette hit a two-run single, David Peterson earned his first victory as a starter this season, and the Mets beat the Nationals 2-1 Thursday to earn a four-game series split.
A serene park in the heart of East Flushing is now the center of a deeply disturbing mystery. on Monday, 75-year-old Albert Itzkowitz was found dead along the shoreline of Kissena Lake.
Transponders on airport vehicles can help air traffic controllers prevent collisions like the one that took place at LaGuardia.
Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, and the Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cavaliers 109-93 on Thursday night.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday night's storm, which soaked Brooklyn and Queens, was so powerful, the rain it dropped overwhelmed the city's sewer system.
Mamdani, already known as the "social media mayor," has launched a series of Twitch streams to take questions from New Yorkers in real time.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The weekend is set to be the warmest of the year so far with summer-like weather across the Tri-State Area.
Keep an umbrella nearby as there's a chance for showers across the New York and New Jersey area. But the weather will turn to sunshine and warm temperatures for the weekend.
The NYPD has obtained the green light to shoot drones out of the sky over worries about the possibility of a terror attack during a summer of high-profile events in New York City.
A limited number of affordable tickets to the FIFA World Cup will be available through a lottery opening at 10 a.m. Monday.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency because freezing temperatures this spring damaged crops at local farms.
NJ Transit rail service into and out of Penn Station New York resumed Wednesday night after a brush fire caused a suspension.
A 7-year-old girl died in December on Long Island after prosecutors say she was abused and tortured by the people who were supposed to care for her.
Drivers on Long Island say the cost to fill up is becoming a significant source of stress and taking a toll on their moods.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
A woman, her mother and her daughter have all been charged in connection a child's death on Long Island.
Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs in minutes.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday night's storm, which soaked Brooklyn and Queens, was so powerful, the rain it dropped overwhelmed the city's sewer system.
Mamdani, already known as the "social media mayor," has launched a series of Twitch streams to take questions from New Yorkers in real time.
The NYPD has obtained the green light to shoot drones out of the sky over worries about the possibility of a terror attack during a summer of high-profile events in New York City.
Rockland's eight public school districts will have early dismissal Friday amid President Trump's visit and expected road closures.
Last month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed the controversial "buffer zone" bill for protests outside of New York City schools. City Council Speaker Julie Menin is now trying to make changes to keep the mayor from vetoing it again.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
American passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit with a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus, are back in the U.S. Three of the at least 10 people confirmed infected in the outbreak have died.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago already has one of Stephen Colbert's old desks, and now it will receive the whole "Late Show" set.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
Friday at 11 p.m. will be the final sign-off for CBS News Radio, home of the "World News Roundup" and several generations of the best in the business.
The well-known film critic and journalist Rex Reed has died at 87.
Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, and the Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cavaliers 109-93 on Thursday night.
George Springer homered, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base three times and the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 2-0 on Thursday night to split a four-game series.
Bo Bichette hit a two-run single, David Peterson earned his first victory as a starter this season, and the Mets beat the Nationals 2-1 Thursday to earn a four-game series split.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut is on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn says Friday should be a decent day, but Saturday and Sunday look nothing but wet. The rain could stick around for part of Memorial Day Monday as well.
The NTSB says the firetruck in the deadly runway crash at LaGuardia did not have one. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas has more on the ones that do and how the tiny technology works.
The Ed Sullivan Theater was packed with fans Thursday as they watched the taping of Colbert's final show. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has the story.
The killing of Albert Itzkowitz is baffling the police and his community. CBS News New York's Naomi Ruchim explains why.
Crews are working to make repairs ahead of busy Memorial Day weekend travel, but delays and cancellations persisted on Thursday. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
