ONE So maybe size doesn’t matter after all? Or maybe what the Houston Rockets are showing us is having the right size is what matters. Ten games into this “small ball” approach Mike D’Antoni has employed, the analytics say they are actually a better team than they were with 6’10” center Clint Capela in the […]
ROCKETS 129, KNICKS 122 These are the games that give coaches sleepless nights, more than missed last-second shot or a bad call. It’s efforts like the one his undermanned team gave last night in Houston — while James Harden put forth a historic performance — that had Jeff Hornacek shaking his head. “That’s all we […]
NEW YORK KNICKS (16-16) After last night’s 104-92 defeat to the Pelicans, the Knicks have lost six of their last eight contests, including five straight on the road. They have also dropped four games to teams under .500 this season. Knick Facts: New York is 0-5 on the back end of back-to-backs. Houston is 7-0 […]
PELICANS 104, KNICKS 92 The surging Pelicans are calling their interchangeable lineup of small-ball “48 minutes of hell.” That’s what it was for Kristaps Porzingis. “This was a great game for me to learn,” he said. His stat line was still eye-catching — 21 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals — […]