Nets Fire Head Coach Avery Johnson, P.J. Carlesimo Named Interim
Avery Johnson was fired on Thursday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, who have fallen to .500 in their season of new surroundings and elevated expectations.
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Avery Johnson was fired on Thursday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, who have fallen to .500 in their season of new surroundings and elevated expectations.
Raymond Felton told reporters on Wednesday night that he has a fracture in his right pinkie, which was found after he underwent an X-ray at halftime.
But in truth, perhaps the biggest difference maker of them all this year has been Jason Kidd. He looked washed up last year, but at some point in the offseason he either found the Fountain of Youth or built a DeLorean.
Without Carmelo Anthony in the lineup, J.R. Smith embraced the role of crunch time go-to guy and delivered another clutch game-winning shot.
J.R. Smith sank a baseline 21-footer at the buzzer after a Phoenix turnover with a second to play, giving the depleted New York Knicks a 99-97 victory over the Suns on Wednesday night.
On December 2, Felton bruised his left hand against the Suns. Then, on December 13, he bruised his right hand against the Lakers. His Christmas gift from Santa on Tuesday was a sprained ligament on the pinky finger of his shooting hand. He's a mess.
The New York Knicks got off to their best start in decades due in large part to consistent 3-point shooting. They've recently struggled to hit from outside, and the team's recent slide looks like no coincidence.
The Knicks may have to play Wednesday night's game in Phoenix without point guard Raymond Felton.
The Lakers avenged an embarrassing loss at MSG by beating the Knicks at Staples Center on Christmas Day.
Get ready for an NBA marathon on Christmas Day.
The NBA's two highest scorers, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony lock horns in a mouth-watering match-up on Christmas Day.
Carmelo Anthony would not be denied on Sunday night and delivered an early Christmas present to Knicks fans.
Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, rallying the New York Knicks to a 94-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
There is room on the Knicks for Stoudemire, who could return in the next week from the knee injury that has sidelined him all season.
Bottled up by the Bulls and baffled by the officials, Carmelo Anthony expected to spend the final minutes of the Knicks' loss alone in the locker room. Turns out the early exodus of Knicks was just beginning.
It's hard to separate the Jeremy Lin -- the man from the myth.
Brooklyn Nets' head coach Avery Johnson is under pressure as the Nets have continued their losing skid.
Since last February, the Knicks have explored multiple ways of dealing away Amar'e Stoudemire.
It's up to Amar'e Stoudemire to fit into a Knicks team that is doing fine without him.
The defensive performance during the final 30 minutes of Wednesday night's game shows that New York has it in them to be a good defensive team if they want to be. It was a true statement game.
Invaders beware: You're going to have to bring your best to the Garden floor if you wish to escape MSG with a victory.
It appears that Brooklyn guard Joe Johnson is living in the same alternate dimension that Jets coach Rex Ryan calls home.
Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks know they can't entirely dismiss the rivalry talk, not with the Nets just a few miles away. On the court and in the standings, the distance keeps growing.
The Knicks are the talk of the town at 18-6. It couldn't be any better, could it? Well, yes. It could.
