Published: May 17, 2012
DALLAS (AP) The coach who led the Dallas Mavericks to their only NBA championship is staying put.
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Published: May 16, 2012
The Indiana Pacers shocked the Miami Heat on May 15, walking away with 78-75 win at the American Airlines Arena. With the win, the Pacers now have home court advantage for the remainder of the series, a position the Heat certainly didn’t want to find themselves in.
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Published: May 15, 2012
The Miami Heat were able to impose their will against the Indiana Pacers on May 13, taking a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. They’ll try to duplicate their success when the two teams meet again on May 15.
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Published: May 14, 2012
Now that my beloved New York Knicks are out of the playoffs, I can concentrate on the other playoff series in the NBA. And I start with the seemingly unbeatable Miami Heat. On Sunday May 13, 2012, the Heat took a 1-0 lead against the Indiana Pacers. But it was a costly victory. The face [...]
Published: May 13, 2012
The Miami Heat will start off their second round postseason series against the Indiana Pacers on May 13. The Heat didn’t have any problems against the New York Knicks, sending their conference rivals home in five games. They’ll look to do the same against the Pacers, and the numbers are in their favor.
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Published: May 12, 2012
The 2012 Eastern Conference Playoffs have moved to the second round and the NBA has released most of the schedule for the Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers series. In the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Heat defeated the New York Knicks in five games. The Pacers also took only five games to [...]
Published: May 11, 2012
The New York Knicks have been eliminated from the 2012 NBA Playoffs. It was a tough series against the talented Miami Heat. But before they go, I want to thank them for making it this far. Here are ten parting gifts for the Knicks.
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Published: May 11, 2012
The NBA playoffs are in full swing and already there have been some surprises.
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Published: May 10, 2012
Miami Heat 106, New York Knick 94 (Miami wins series, 4-1) It’s hardly a novel realization, though lord knows we’ve attempted to relay as much in the wake of this game, but it stands as a pretty profound one. The … Continue reading →
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Published: May 9, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Danny Granger and the Pacers are getting some well-deserved time off and he plans to spend some of it rooting for the Knicks against the Heat.
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Published: May 8, 2012
New York Knicks guard Baron Davis received bad news regarding his injured knee as an MRI revealed that he has a partial tear of the patella tendon and complete tear of the ACL and MCL, the New York Post reported Monday.
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Published: May 8, 2012
Villanova University has one of the most successful men’s basketball programs in NCAA history. The Wildcats have reached the NCAA Tournament 32 times, advancing to the Final Four on four occasions, including the 1985 national championship.
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Published: May 7, 2012
The New York Knicks fought back against the Miami Heat on May 6, defeating the defending Eastern Conference champions 89-87.
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Published: May 7, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) Carmelo Anthony made the big shots at the end. Amare Stoudemire provided a spark right from the start.
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Published: May 6, 2012
The Miami Heat will try to close out their first round series against the New York Knicks, when the two Eastern Conference powerhouses meet on May 6. The Heat haven’t lost a single game to the Knicks this year, and I don’t think their Sunday encounter will be any different.
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Published: May 5, 2012
Forward Amare Stoudemire practiced with the New York Knicks on Friday for the first time since suffering lacerations on his left hand after Game 2 on Monday.
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Published: May 4, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Miami center Chris Bosh capped off the “finest day ever” by rushing back to New York to help his team wallop the Knicks 87-70 on Thursday in a game the Heat dedicated to his newborn son Jackson. Bosh had a whirlwind 21 hours of smiles. After he got word from his [...]
Published: May 3, 2012
Danny Granger scored 26 points and Roy Hibbert added 18 as Indiana pulled away for a 97-74 victory over Orlando and a 2-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
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Published: May 1, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) Tyson Chandler has been voted the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for his impact on the New York Knicks, a person with knowledge of the award said Tuesday.
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Published: April 29, 2012
Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics 83-74 in game one of their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
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Published: April 28, 2012
After Derrick Rose suffered a season-ending ACL tear during the Chicago Bulls’ 103-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday afternoon, the reaction of NBA fans, media members and fellow players alike consisted largely of shock and sorrow. A bummed-out legion began to wrap its mind around [...]
Published: April 27, 2012
The 66-game regular season, mercifully, is over. The NBA jam-packed 66 games into a space where 50 usually went, and the result was a strange five-month run that had us talking about rested legs and oddball rotations more than we spoke of learning and growing and all that typically mindful stuff that comes to [...]
Published: April 25, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) J.J. Redick had six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points as the Orlando Magic held off Charlotte 102-95 on Wednesday night, the Bobcats’ 22nd consecutive loss.
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Published: April 24, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks promoted Glen Grunwald to executive vice president and general manager on Tuesday after he assembled numerous pieces of a playoff roster this season.
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Published: April 24, 2012
The walls of NBA blogs are lined thick with endless missives that chide teams for hiring and re-hiring the same revolving cast of either veteran players, recycled coaches, or general managers. And it’s never easy criticizing anyone’s employment in this day and age — any day and age, really — so understand that we [...]
Published: April 24, 2012
Glen Grunwald had the interim label removed from his title on Tuesday when the New York Knicks named him their executive vice president and general manager.
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Published: April 23, 2012
New York Knicks power forward Amar’e Stoudemire looked solid in his second game since returning from a back injury at Philips Arena on Sunday, scoring 22 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 113-112 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
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Published: April 22, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) The New York Knicks gave center Tyson Chandler, the key to their improved defense, a day off against the Atlanta Hawks. Both teams seemed to scrap their defenses through three quarters of a shootout between playoff-bound teams.
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Published: April 21, 2012
Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew is worried about complacency while New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson is concerned about effort.
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Published: April 20, 2012
Update: Stoudemire (back) will return to the Knicks and start on Friday, New York Newsday reports.
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Published: April 19, 2012
The contemporary NBA superstar seeks to strike a delicate balance between appealing to the everyday NBA fan and the corporate world that helps him become a global icon. On the surface, and often in practice, the two spheres aren’t especially related. Basketball fans who play regular pickup games might have office jobs, but they [...]
Published: April 18, 2012
The Boston Celtics have little to worry about with the regular season winding down. They have already earned a spot in the playoffs, will likely win the Atlantic Division, and Paul Pierce is on top of his game as shown by his 43-point performance in the Celtics’ 118-110 loss to the New York Knicks on [...]
Published: April 17, 2012
Update: Williams (calf) will not play in Wednesday’s game against the Knicks, Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News reports.
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Published: April 16, 2012
After the Boston Celtics swept the New York Knicks out of last year’s playoffs, each meeting this season has gone down to the wire.
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Published: April 15, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) LeBron James had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 28 points and nine boards, and the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 93-85 on Sunday to clinch the Southeast Division title.
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Published: April 14, 2012
Much has been made of the Miami Heat’s inability to beat teams with winning records on the road.
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Published: April 12, 2012
The New York Knicks are coming off a critical victory over their chief pursuer in their battle to make the playoffs. A matchup with the woeful Washington Wizards, however, also could turn out to be a crucial contest.
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Published: April 10, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) The NBA Development League had 50 players called up to NBA teams this season, 10 more than its previous high.
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Published: April 9, 2012
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Published: April 8, 2012
Derrick Rose returned to Chicago’s lineup Sunday at New York, giving the Bulls their projected starting five for just the 11th time this season.
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Published: April 7, 2012
Isiah Thomas fired After his disastrous tenure with the New York Knicks, Isiah Thomas has been fired from his job as head coach of the Florida International University men’s basketball team. Isiah Thomas also destroyed the CBA when he was at the helm of the NBA’s minor…
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Published: April 6, 2012
So, Thursday was a rough day for the Orlando Magic. First, coach Stan Van Gundy confirmed reports that All-Star center Dwight Howard had gone to team management and called for Van Gundy to be fired. That led to a surreal and awkward scene when Howard walked into Van Gundy’s presser — unaware he’d just [...]
Published: April 5, 2012
BEIRUT – Move over Wilt Chamberlain. Another basketball player joined the elite century club after scoring 113 points in a Lebanese league game.
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Published: April 4, 2012
Variety is good. Balance is good. Being one-dimensional is bad . This is what troubles me about the New York Knicks right now. They are relying way too much on forward Carmelo Anthony. Without Amar’e Stoudemire and Jeremy Lin, the Knicks needed Anthony to step up.
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Published: April 3, 2012
DALLAS – Randy Foye had 28 points with a career-high eight three-pointers and the Los Angeles Clippers won their sixth consecutive game, 94-75 over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night for their longest winning streak in two decades.
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Published: April 2, 2012
Jeremy Lin needed a chance, the Knicks needed a spark, and together they were a perfect match in February. Lin saved his career and salvaged New York’s season, and for three weeks the Knicks and their little-known point guard made basketball matter again at Madison Square Garden, a place known as the Mecca but in [...]
Published: April 1, 2012
A playoff spot is there for the New York Knicks, if they stay healthy enough to get it. With Jeremy Lin heading for knee surgery and joining Amare Stoudemire on the injured list, that will only happen if someone steps up to be the No. 2 scorer behind Carmelo Anthony. JR Smith is the most [...]
Published: March 31, 2012
The Atlanta Hawks needed a boost. They needed someone to lift them up, give them some fresh legs during this wicked stretch of seven games in nine days. And for one night, a Friday night showdown at home against the Knicks and former coach Mike Woodson, that man was Willie Green.
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Published: March 30, 2012
As Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin have risen to prominence in the NFL and NBA, the touchstones of professional sports and religion have converged perhaps as never before. Tebow, the New York Jets quarterback known for doing missionary work in the offseason, and Lin, the point guard who came out of nowhere to galvanize the [...]
Published: March 29, 2012
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks climbed above .500 for the first time since mid-January in overwhelming fashion, scoring 21 straight points in the third quarter and routing the Orlando Magic 108-86 on Wednesday night.
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