PELICANS 110, KNICKS 96 Former MVP Derrick Rose, who was acquired to provide a long-awaited answer for the Knicks at the NBA’s most important position, did not show up for for the game against the Pelicans Monday night and his whereabouts were unknown while his team lost for the eighth time in nine games. “Everything […]
Mindaugas Kuzminskas isn’t old enough to remember the Miracle Mets and the native Lithuanian had never heard of Jerry Koosman, so he was fascinated to learn he is not the first metropolitan area athlete to be serenaded by cheers of, ‘Koos! Koos!’ “Actually, the first time when I heard that, I came on to the […]
PACERS 123, KNICKS 109 You would think that scoring 107.3 points per game over the last eight games would mean good things for any NBA team. But for the Knicks, it’s still not enough. Their defense continues to be exploited by opponents. In that same span of eight games, they’re allowing 113.5 points per game, […]
KNICKS 116, BUCKS 11 There will come a time later in the season, if a playoff berth or winning record is secured, when we’ll look back at this as The Ron Baker Game. But for the Knicks to become the team that Jeff Hornacek envisions, it would be better to look back on these last […]
When Knicks reserve big man Marshall Plumlee walked into the weight room at Duke as a freshman, he saw coach Mike Krzyzewski bench pressing. It was Plumlee’s turn to work out next. He attempted one lift before pausing to remove plates. Sorry to out you Marshall. Let the record show by the end of his […]
