The New York Knicks moved to 2-0 with their 105-95 win over the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. It was a mostly comfortable win for the Knicks, who seized the lead midway through the second quarter and never allowed Boston to get closer than nine points during the second half. In many areas, the …
Did Leon Rose and the New York Knicks improve their chances of winning an NBA championship by firing Tom Thibodeau and hiring Mike Brown as head coach this offseason? If you ask NBA champion Matt Barnes, who played under Brown for one season, absolutely not. Speaking on the “Straight Game Podcast,” Barnes expressed his disbelief …
The New York Knicks are entering the 2025 NBA All-Star Break on a major high, collecting back-to-back wins against the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks on the shoulders of Karl-Anthony Towns’s consecutive 40+ point games and Jalen Brunson’s dominant clutch gene. However, there’s one thing preventing the Knicks’ All-Star party from reaching epic proportions: the …
In our 2024-25 New York Knicks statistical preview series, we’ll be breaking down key members of the roster from an analytical perspective, focusing on three specific categories for each player: We begin with the Knicks’ newest All-Star, Karl-Anthony Towns. Effect of roster changes Back to the center position After spending the majority of his first …
The New York Knicks and Mikal Bridges agreed to a four-year, $150 million extension on Thursday, as reported by his agents, Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports Management, per ESPN’s Sham Charania. Bridges, 28, agreed to the slightly more team-friendly deal to help the Knicks continue building the roster around him. The alternative …
Entering his fifth season with the New York Knicks, guard Deuce McBride has his best opportunity yet to break out and solidify himself as a Sixth Man of the Year candidate. Why is that? Mike Brown. “A lot more player movement, ball movement. Last year, at times, we got stagnant and we depended on a …
Entering his second season with the New York Knicks, and his first under head coach Mike Brown, Karl-Anthony Towns is preparing for a different role than the one he held last year under Tom Thibodeau. Speaking to the media, Brown emphasized that Towns will not be confined to playing center and will instead be utilized …
The New York Knicks rebounded from a horrendous effort in Dallas by knocking off the shorthanded Charlotte Hornets, a squad that has now lost four straight games. The 99-98 final doesn’t even begin to describe how gritty this game ultimately turned out to be for the road team. Yet again, Tom Thibodeau’s team suffered from …
Ladies and gentlemen of the Blue and Orange, the New York Knicks are just one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals. Their 121-113 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 gives them a commanding 3-1 series lead. As has been the trend, the Knicks started slow, whereas the Celtics ripped the net. Jayson …
To kick off NBA free agency, LeBron James exercised his $52.6 million player option to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Despite a decision that would lock LeBron into a stay with Los Angeles for his age-41 season—not to mention the acquisition of Deandre Ayton, a center L.A. so desperately …