At times this season, Obi Toppin was near unplayable, and Julius Randle a game-altering superstar. In these playoffs, it’s been Obi’s that’s shined in his minutes, while Julius had struggled to find his footing. Did Julius learn from Obi’s style of play, leading to his second half breakout in Game 2?

Julius Randle’s first six quarters of his playoff career were not pretty — he looked like a shell of himself. But could a transformative second half in Game 2 against the Hawks set the tone for Randle and the Knicks the rest of the series?

Despite an incredibly sluggish start, the New York Knicks were able to even their first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday with a 101-92 victory in Game 2. 

The Knicks’ 2021 playoff debut didn’t go quite as fans wanted, with the team narrowly losing down the stretch to the Hawks. What lessons can the team take from the first game to get ready for the second?

Game 1 of the Knicks’ return to the playoffs is in the books, and if the old adage that “a playoff series doesn’t begin until the home team loses” is true, then the Knicks are now in the thick of it.

The Knicks take the floor tonight for their first playoff game in eight seasons. What will be the keys to the series against Atlanta? New contributor Geoff Rasmussen breaks down the key Knicks storylines for the series.

The Hawks had the ninth-best offensive rating in the regular season, and only got better once Nate McMillan took over as head coach. What should the Knicks be on the lookout for as Game 1 looms tonight?

Trae Young and the Hawks have made a living off of the pick-and-roll this year, using it in a variety of ways to propel themselves to a breakout season similar to the Knicks’. How can New York keep Atlanta’s favorite play in check during this series?

The regular season is over… but the Knicks aren’t! The Strickland’s staff got together to preview the Knicks’ first round playoff series against the Hawks.

The Strickland’s staff got together to reminisce on the Knicks’ magical 2020-21 season, including favorite moments, room for improvement, this team’s legacy in Knicks lore, and more.

Julius Randle experienced a career turnaround unlike many seen in NBA history this season… actually, scratch that past tense. Randle is still evolving, and adding new ways to score the ball from deep as this season goes on.

Mike Breen became an extremely deserving Hall of Famer this past weekend, receiving due respect for a decades-spanning career that has provided the soundtrack for some of the greatest moments in Knicks and NBA history. Jack Huntley gives Breen his due as an all-time great.

The New York Knicks closed out their regular season with a home court-clinching victory over the Boston Celtics, 96-92.

These young but maturing Knicks continued to impress once again, pulling out a win late in a game that a previous iteration of the team may have lost vs. the Hornets on Saturday.

The Knicks courted disaster in the third quarter, letting a 3-point halftime lead turn into a 17-point deficit. Thankfully, some high-scoring antics from RJ Barrett and Alec Burks down the stretch saved the game, and pushed the Knicks to eight games over .500 in the key final stretch of the season.

The Knicks and Julius Randle are cruising towards a maximum contract negotiation. Is it possible that one of the solutions that gets Julius the most money could actually be the one that preserves a high amount of cap flexibility for the Knicks?

The Knicks lost a one-possession game in overtime to the defending NBA Champion Lakers. This season has been a much better outcome than anyone could have imagined, so it begs the question: Why did this loss hurt so bad?

The Knicks have been one of the more futile franchises in sport for a good chunk of their history — that means there’s been plenty of opportunities for the team to bounce back as well. Where does this Knick team rank in terms of feel-goodness?

The New York Knicks snapped out of back-to-back losses in a big way on Sunday, holding off Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers, 106-100. 

Julius Randle, thanks to his well-built frame and technical designation of “power forward,” is often compared to his big man contemporaries. But after a recent interview revealed that Randle has used Kawhi Leonard as his inspiration to improve this year, is it almost more appropriate to judge Randle as a wing?