The Knicks offense started the game in shambles. Then Jalen Brunson undid it. And they never looked back. Rising Spurs had won 11 straight and looked like an elite team with title aspirations. And since blowing a double-digit lead to the Spurs on New Year’s Eve, the Knicks had mostly dragged their feet. But Sunday’s […]
The Knicks looked dead, headed for a second straight ugly loss to a contender coming out of the All-Star break. Jalen Brunson struggled through one of his worst offensive performances of the year, and his supporting cast had done little to help him. They trailed by 18 at the start of the fourth quarter and […]
If you didn’t know any better, there was hardly any way to tell that the Knicks were involved in the four All-Star games on Sunday. In fact, the only noticeable effect was negative. A day after the Knicks appeared in the Shooting Stars Challenge, they had a night to forget. Jalen Brunson’s USA Stripes squad […]
While the NBA is on hold for a few days, The Post’s basketball minds answer ten important questions. Here’s a closer look. 1. The MVP should now go to… STEFAN BONDY: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. But the bond with Nikola Jokic is so close that this could easily turn around if the Nuggets center reaches the 65-game […]
The NBA’s All-Star Weekend – and all the celebrity-packed events that come with it – is scheduled for this weekend. But before players, coaches and executives travel to Los Angeles for the festivities, there are still basketball games to be played. And on Wednesday, two Eastern Conference teams will look to enter the All-Star break […]
Last year, the Pacers handed the Knicks their biggest loss at Madison Square Garden. This time it was for a different reason, but the Knicks’ biggest loss of the year at MSG so far has once again come to the Pacers. So much has changed since the last time these two teams met in this […]
Jalen Brunson said the New York Knicks returned to their identity Sunday night after a 111-89 win over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, a result that moved the Eastern Conference contenders into a tie for second place at 34-19. The All-Star guard finished with 31 points and eight assists as New York controlled the […]
DETROIT – An eight-game winning streak didn’t just end on Friday evening. It had walked out of the gym. The Pistons repeated their position at the top of the East with a 118-80 curb appeal of the short-handed Knicks, who were a disaster on offense while losing for the first time since Jan. 19. Jalen […]
Jalen Brunson had had enough. He had already seen the Knicks throw away two chances to put the game away at the end of regulation time and the first overtime. That’s why he decided to take over. Jalen Brunson, who scored a game-high 42 points, makes a pass between two Denver defenders during the Knicks’ […]
Luka Dončić had a parting gift for Jalen Brunson before the pair of former Mavericks teammates left the Garden Court on Sunday night. As the Knicks and Lakers players hugged after the Knicks’ 112-100 win, Dončić raised his middle finger after the star point guard completed another postgame exchange and walked over. Dončić appeared to […]