Phil Jackson Not Amused By Commissioner's Comments On Triangle
Despite his team's struggles, the only thing the Knicks' team president seems bothered by is people focusing too much on the team's triangle offense — including Commissioner Adam Silver.
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Despite his team's struggles, the only thing the Knicks' team president seems bothered by is people focusing too much on the team's triangle offense — including Commissioner Adam Silver.
Paul Millsap scored 19 points, Dennis Schroder extended his best stretch in the NBA with two big baskets in the final 2 minutes, and the Atlanta Hawks sent the New York Knicks to their fifth straight loss.
It's time once again to look at who's hot and who's not on the New York/New Jersey sports landscape.
"I am so lucky to have spent so many years with him learning and growing," granddaughter CoCo Vandeweghe, a pro tennis player ranked 40th in the world, said in a Facebook post Saturday.
Kyle Korver scored 27 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a strong start by Carmelo Anthony and New York to beat the Knicks 103-96 on Saturday night.
Deron Williams scored a season-high 29 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New York Knicks 110-99 on Friday night in the first meeting this season between the city rivals.
The New York Knicks are still laboring with their new triangle offense and that could make it challenging for them to extend a three-game win streak in Brooklyn.
Mr. Prokhorov, let's forget about this Knicks nonsense for a while and get down to what this organization really needs: a competent general manager.
One of the strongest themes of my favorite sports movie, "Hoosiers," is one which, sadly, seems lost on too many of today's NBA superstars: teamwork.
Greg Monroe had 23 points and 18 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons held off the New York Knicks 98-95 Wednesday night for their first win of the season.
In the fourth quarter, with the Knicks down double-digits, the shooting guard hit Glen Rice Jr. in the groin. Rice Jr. immediately fell to the ground, though it's unclear whether the shot was intentional.
Paul Pierce and Garrett Temple each scored 17 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the New York Knicks for the fourth straight time, 98-83 on Tuesday night.
Copeland, a 6-foot-8 small forward, played for the Knicks in 2012-13 before signing a two-year, $6 million contract with the Pacers in July of 2013. He'll be a free agent at the end of the season.
Al Jefferson had 21 points and Gary Neal added 17 points off the bench for the Hornets (1-2), who lost their second straight.
LeBron James scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in overtime on Friday night.
The Knicks would not have beaten the Cavs last year. Not with Mike Woodson as their head coach. Not in a million years.
Cleveland, after waiting months to celebrate LeBron James' return with a rip-roaring party, was in a state of shock following a 95-90 loss to the Knicks on Thursday night.
LeBron James struggled from the start in his first game with Cleveland in four years, and the New York Knicks ruined the megastar's emotional homecoming with a 95-90 victory over the Cavs.
Carmelo and the Knickerbockers were up to the task and left Ohio with a 95-90 win, more than enough to get Craigie's juices flowing.
Coming off a bad loss to start the season, the Knicks were dealt another setback on Thursday.
"None of us should take this moment for granted," a relaxed James said. "This is probably one of the biggest sporting events ever. I don't feel it, but I know it is."
I apologize for my foul take on the NBA. Maybe I'm just feeling foul because baseball season went into hibernation last night.
"Embarrassed? No, I am not embarrassed," Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony said. "We will get better. I believe that." But it's not about to get any easier.
Pau Gasol had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his Chicago debut, Derrick Rose scored 13 points after missing most of the last two seasons, and the Bulls spoiled Derek Fisher's first game as an NBA coach.
In addition to the action on the diamond, the Knicks opened their 2014-15 campaign with a brutal loss to the Bulls at the Garden, while the Nets were getting beat down in Beantown by the Celtics.
