Built To Win Now, Knicks Didn't Even Get Close
Knicks had high hopes heading into the playoffs this season as they were a team built to win a title, but they didn't even come close.
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Knicks had high hopes heading into the playoffs this season as they were a team built to win a title, but they didn't even come close.
Anthony, who finished with 39 points, scored just four points in the final 12 minutes when he went 2 of 7 from the field.
New York must play the same way Saturday at Indiana, where they're 0-4 this season, or they'll be heading home for the summer instead of going home for a decisive seventh game.
After watching Games 3 and 4, it would be hard to make the case that the Knicks can win on Saturday night in Indiana. So why will Game 6 be different? Here's a dose of hope...
"It's just a matter of who wants it more," Carmelo Anthony said. On Thursday night, that was the Knicks.
Whichever players are on the court for the Knicks when they try to save their season Thursday night, coach Mike Woodson just wants them to shoot with confidence.
Woodson was absolutely brutal. But let's not spare the Knicks' players from this little bloodbath.
When you pay your best player, you pray your player will earn his keep. And if he flares out, so does the franchise.
Here's the deal: unless Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith and Tyson Chandler get going, the Knicks aren't going to win anything.
A sick feeling is emanating through the Knicks. The offense is struggling, their playoff hopes teetering and key players are missing practice.
New York woke up Sunday morning and learned the illness that J.R. Smith fought Saturday had spread to forward Kenyon Martin.
Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points to lead the Knicks, who led only once in the game for a total of 76 seconds.
Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been fined $5,000 by the NBA for flopping in Game 1 against the Pacers.
Expecting Amar'e to be a 30-minute contributor isn't realistic, but his ability to score in the low post for 10-15 minutes per game could prove invaluable
The confident aura the Golden State Warriors are giving off right now might be the only thing brighter than those yellow shirts every home fan is expected to be wearing again for Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night at ear-piercing Oracle Arena.
The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls are getting ready for Friday's pivotal game 3.
The chances that coach Mike Woodson ends up looking good for this decision are slim to none.
With the game, series, or season on the line, would you rather have Carmelo Anthony or Kevin Durant on your squad?
Nobody ever really stops Carmelo Anthony. Not in his mind, anyway.
Karl is the NBA's Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins this season.
The Knicks have to continue to play small, and play their game. Now isn't the time to panic. Not yet, anyway.
The Knicks will not concede they have a "big" problem — yet. Check back if they lose Game 2 on Tuesday night.
Washburn's column in the Boston Globe ended a brief and puzzling who-done-it after LeBron came in one vote shy of a historic unanimous selection.
The Pacers are classic Eastern Conference bruisers, while the Knicks are countering with something closer to small ball. So far, Indiana's way is bigger, badder and better.
