ONE. When we consider the snubs for this year’s all-star roster, look beyond the statistics. We are entering an era in the NBA where there is a greater emphasis put back into winning. This is a good thing for the league. While the starters are selected by a voting process that consists of 50% of […]
ONE. Kobe Bryant never played for the Knicks, but he felt like a Knick. His annual visits were always a spectacle and none more than Feb. 2, 2009, when he scored 61 points to set at the time the new Madison Square Garden scoring record. I was a beat writer for Newsday at the time […]
Happy New Year! ONE. Kenny Smith before the season was in a debate about the greatness of the two Los Angeles-based teams and he brought up a player perspective to settle the debate. “Which team has the two players who will make you lose sleep the night before you play them?” he asked. Obviously all […]
KNICKS 103, KINGS 100 When is it not a crazy game in Sacramento? This one went down to the wire and one of the most unexpected heroes was Joakim Noah, who sank two free throws after being intentionally fouled with 2:09 remaining to give the Knicks the lead for good at 98-97. But let’s get […]
Bernard King‘s 60-point MSG scoring record stood for nearly 25 years. Then, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers came to town on February 2, 2009. The Lakers were in the midst of what would be a 65-win season and an eventual NBA Championship, and Kobe was playing some of the best basketball of his […]
