The lower half of the Eastern Conference standings — meaning those in the playoff picture — is more tightly packed than the downtown local train at rush hour. And we are going to spend the next 5 weeks watching teams jockey for playoff position at both the top of the seedings bracket and the bottom. [Read more…]
NBA tickets are expensive, right? Well, depends what city you are in. Folks around me in New York have to pay a premium. Folks in Detroit can get in for less than $1. Same in places like Sacramento and Charlotte. No matter where you live, you can enter a contest to win $200 worth of NBA tickets (Get 2 nosebleeds at the Garden!) (Get your entire section at the Palace!) from our ticket sponsor, TiqIq, through their RSVP program. All you have to
The NBA announced today that eight NBA teams will take part in a global games schedule that will include a total of eight games in six countries this October. The games will include the first-ever NBA preseason games to be held in Brazil and the Philippines, and in the cities of Bilbao, Spain and Manchester, England. [Read more…]
On Sunday, the New York Knicks appeared on their way to a third and telling victory over the Miami Heat this season. The Knicks had a 14-point halftime lead. The Heat’s 13-game winning streak was in serious jeopardy. And a third loss to New York would have more than a few folks wondering if Miami could get out of the Eastern Conference and repeat as NBA champions. But the Heat turned things around in the second half and rallied for a 99-93
NEW YORK — When you are playing devil’s advocate and you cannot even get through a devil’s advocate question, you know you have struck a nerve. Especially if the subject of your line of questioning immediately goes on the defensive the way Knicks coach Mike Woodson did Sunday afternoon when I tried to play devil’s advocate in the interview room. [Read more…]
Now what, Pop? With Tony Parker out for a month, do you turn to the French rookie (Nando DeColo) … or the Aussie speedster (Patty Mills)? And yes, we agree with your statement that Parker should be given major consideration for every award out there, and yes, we agree that there hasn’t been an NBA point guard who has done as much for his team as Parker has done for the Spurs. [Read more…]
The Milwaukee Bucks are 3-1 since J.J. Redick was acquired in a trade with the Orlando Magic, the latest victory coming in overtime Saturday night against the Toronto Raptors, 122-114. Redick scored 16 points in 35 minutes off the bench, and the Bucks moved within 1 1/2 games of the Boston Celtics for the coveted No. 7 spot in the East. (They have already clinched the season series against the Celtics.)
The Miami Heat are coming to Madison Square Garden on Sunday, and you can bet your bottom dollar that LeBron James is well aware of what Stephen Curry accomplished in the World’s Most Famous Arena last night. Can LBJ do something even more spectacular? [Read more…]
