Roadblocks have been a thing since … well, humans conceptualized roads. Roadblocks have been a thing in the NBA since … well, the shortest of hoops shorts were the norm. No matter where one turns, a roadblock exists, and no matter what one remembers, a roadblock existed. Jerry West finally reached the promised land in …
When the New York Knicks face off against the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night, it will commemorate twenty-five years since the home team advanced this far in the playoffs. Who did the then-Jeff Van Gundy-led squad face? You guessed it: a Reggie Miller-led Pacers team that ousted …
How bad was the New York Knicks’ Game 1 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night? According to the Elias Sports Bureau, teams trailing by nine or more points in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime of a playoff game were 0-1,414 since 1998. The Indiana Pacers, facing a 17-point deficit, …
It’s amazing to realize a singular postseason produced a trio of dramatic Game 5s without including the first round. It’s befuddling to remember that this trio involved one NBA team. The 1993-94 New York Knicks produced drama beyond a broadcaster’s imagination. Without Michael Jordan—who shockingly retired to play baseball—the NBA on NBC graciously accepted the …
In the early 1990s, we knew the deal: The New York Knicks were a bonafide NBA title contender. Head coach Pat Riley arrived as the missing piece, and he took an overachieving group to the brink of a championship. What we tend to forget is that this no-doubt-about-it-contending status didn’t happen overnight—as is usually the …
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Even the diehard fans who compared last year’s New York Knicks to those of the tough and rugged early-to-mid-1990s squads knew the two squads were extremely different. After all, what we know of the loose and fluid basketball of today can’t even dream of resembling the physical and …
The National Basketball Player’s Association has elected New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns as a Vice President on the NBPA Executive Committee—via the NBPA’s Board of Player Representatives. Los Angeles Lakers guard Gabe Vincent was also newly elected as VP, while Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was re-elected for his third term in the role. …
With Mitchell Robinson’s return to NBA action still looming, New York Knicks fans are at their wits’ end. Robinson hasn’t played in over eight months, last appearing in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers. In that game, he saw just 12 minutes on the court before exiting with an ankle …
No Jalen Brunson and Deuce McBride? No problem. The New York Knicks won their ninth straight game on Wednesday night, courtesy of a comfortable 119-103 win over the Utah Jazz at Madison Square Garden. Brunson, 28, did not play due to a coach’s decision per a foot injury sustained—as he recently joined the Knicks injury …
What do we say to the god of elimination, New York Knicks family? Not today. Seriously, though: Has there ever been a more dangerous team in NBA history when the world has already counted them out? After falling flat on their faces in Game 4, Thursday night was a totally different story at Madison Square …