Kings 103, Knicks 94: I didn’t miss this feeling
A four-game win streak for the New York Knicks wasn’t meant to be. They dropped Friday night’s matchup with the Sacramento Kings, 103-94.
Kings 103, Knicks 94: Postgame Live
The Knicks came out beyond flat in the second game of their west coast trip, getting beaten up on by a struggling Kings team. Everybody stunk except for RJ, Randle, and Mitch.
Game Day: Knicks @ Kings, 1/22/21
The Knicks travel to Sacramento to continue their west coast trip and attempt to continue their three-game win streak. The Kings are very bad at defense. The Knicks are very good at defense (or are they?? Depending on what egghead you ask). Could the Knicks have their first four-game streak of the year on tap?
Knicks 119, Warriors 104: Can you dig it?!
The Knicks went to Golden State riding a two-game win streak, and left with their second three-game streak of the young season. Catch up on RJ Barrett’s career night, Julius Randle’s near-triple-double, and more with Matthew Miranda.
Knicks 119, Warriors 104: Postgame Live
The Knicks started their west coast trip with a rousing late-night rout of the Warriors, behind a new career high in points for RJ Barrett and team-wide stifling defense. The Knicks are now on a three-game win streak and back to .500.
Game Day: Knicks @ Warriors, 1/21/21
The Knicks roll into Golden State to start their four-game west coast road trip. Can they contain the red-hot Steph Curry, or will he finally be the one to punish the Knicks from deep?
Could retaining Julius Randle long-term be one of the first big “culture” moves for the Knicks?
Julius Randle’s value has never been higher, as he’s playing the best ball of his career. It’s for that exact reason that the Knicks shouldn’t entertain moving him, and instead build with their resurgent star.
Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks and the importance of identity, culture’s little cousin
The Knicks have out-performed even the most optimistic fan’s expectations so far this season under Tom Thibodeau, establishing a defensive identity that’s landed them among the best defensive teams in the league. Could the Knicks be on their way to establishing the white whale of NBA rebuild platitudes… culture?
Assessing the worth of the Knicks’ restricted free agents this summer
The Knicks had three players eligible for extensions this past offseason — Frank Ntilikina, Dennis Smith Jr., and Mitchell Robinson. Jeremy Cohen examines why the decision not to extend them was a prudent one, and tries to figure out what the three players (mostly Mitch and Frank, sorry Dennis) could be worth this summer
Knicks 91, Magic 84: “Last year’s Knicks wouldn’t have won this game”
In the most imperfect of fashions, the New York Knicks sealed a close game and win over the Orlando Magic on Monday, 91-84.
Knicks 91, Magic 84: Postgame Live
The Knicks took care of business at home to beat the Magic in the second game of an afternoon matinee back-to-back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. RJ Barrett showed out on both ends in the clutch, and the Knicks take a two-game win streak into a nice three-day break.
Game Day: Knicks vs. Magic, 1/18/21
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Less than 24 hours after beating the snot out of the Celtics on the road, the Knicks return to MSG to face off against Orlando. Can the Knicks keep the magic going, or will the Magic get going against the Knicks?
Knicks 105, Celtics 75 “IQ is a fucking angel”
The Knicks ended their five-game losing streak with a bang, crushing the Boston Celtics on the road in a 30-point romp. Shwinnypooh gets you caught up on the latest Immanuel Quickley tour de force, RJ and Randle’s big day, and the best game of Obi Toppin’s career, among other things.
Knicks 105, Celtics 75: Postgame Live
The Knicks ended their five-game losing streak in the most unpredictable way possible: by blowing out the Celtics in a Sunday matinee on the road. Catch up on the key stats and highlights from a most enjoyable weekend Knicks win.
Game Day: Knicks @ Celtics, 1/17/21
The Knicks are still on the road, this time in Boston, to face a depleted Celtics team. Can they snap their five game losing streak?
The Strickland Knicks mailbag: Point guard by committee, heart hurts & heart hunger
Matthew Miranda tackles YOUR mailbag questions from yesteryear. Literally, they were asked in December, but it’s cool!
New Year’s resolutions for many key Knicks
New year… new Knicks? Collin Loring and Tyrese London lay out resolutions for a number of the Knicks’ key players, like RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Alec Burks, Immanuel Quickley, and more.
Cavs 106, Knicks 103: “He’s now nine assists away from a triple double”
The Knicks played Cleveland tight on the road in an attempt to snap their losing streak, but a couple costly errors by RJ Barrett eventually lost the Knicks the game down the stretch. Still, though, RJ, Immanuel Quickley, and others showed progress in this game, and so it’s a loss that can be celebrated.
Cavs 106, Knicks 103: Postgame Live
The Knicks played the Cavs tight, but some key gaffes down the stretch doomed them to their fifth straight loss. On to Boston on Sunday!
Game Day: Knicks @ Cavs, 1/15/21
The Knicks hit the road to take on the Cavs in a rematch of one of their most fun wins of the season. Can they capture that same magic again?
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