Amar’e Stoudemire is an afterthought, and Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler are hurt. So meet the new “Big Three” of the New York Knicks – Jeremy Lin, J.R. Smith and Steve Novak. The trio combined to lead the Knicks to a nationally televised 104-97 victory over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, their eight win in nine games. Remember the calls for coach Mike D’Antoni’s job and the blind hope that Baron Davis and his balky back would be the season’s savior?
The New York Knicks host the Dallas Mavericks in Sunday’s best NBA game as Tyson Chandler faces his former team for the first time since winning the championship and the Mavericks put Jeremy Lin’s ballhandling to the test. Lin had nine turnovers – matching a league season high – in his first loss as a starter, Friday’s 89-85 home setback to the lowly New Orleans Hornets. Winning had allowed people to overlook Lin’s ballhandling, but he has 29 turnovers in his
Jeremy Lin’s joy ride was going to end at some point. But who believed it would be the bottom-feeding Hornets that channeled their inner Susan Powter to stop the Linsanity? Yeah, sure, Lin had another big stat line with 26 points, five assists and four steals. But he also had a league season-high nine turnovers, which went a long way toward an 89-85 loss that ended the Knicks’ seven-game winning streak. Lin committed eight turnovers in the first half. Five came in
J.R. Smith says he is signing with the Knicks, an there is an intriguing back story. On Thursday, Smith hopped a plane from China to LAX, arriving at the airport in the late afternoon, where he was intercepted, his camp said, by a representative for the Knicks. Smith was apparently headed later in the evening to Las Vegas, and according to a source in Smith’s family, the Knicks bought a ticket for their guy and sent him along, too. New York apparently
NEW YORK — J.R. Smith is joining the New York Knicks after reportedly turning down an offer from coach Vinny Del Negro to immediately step in as the starting 2-guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. Smith flew from China to America yesterday and was met at LAX by a Knicks team official, who then traveled with Smith with Las Vegas after learning that was where Smith was headed next, according to a report by John Canzano of the Oregonian. “NY Knicks it
csprtContainer(); Jeremy Lin has led the Knicks to a seven-game win streak, and nobody seems to have noticed the San Antonio Spurs have won nine straight going into a big game this Saturday in Los Angeles against the Clippers. CineSport’s Justin Shackil & SheridanHoops.com’s Chris Sheridan discuss those topics and J.R. Smith’s future.
LOS ANGELES — The Clippers just got even better. Unexpectedly given early freedom after an abbreviated stint in the Chinese Basketball Association, Kenyon Martin signed Friday night with the Pacific-Division-leading Los Angeles Clippers. “Kenyon is the ultimate competitor and a key acquisition,” stated Vice President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey. “We expect that he will provide additional experience, passion and professionalism, as well as some important depth to our front court.” Martin, 34, has played in 654 career NBA games with the New
NEW YORK – If you’re a fan of the New York Knicks, there are only so many times that a moral victory will suffice. Coming into the 2011-2012 season, with a true center in Tyson Chandler and a dynamic frontcourt duo featuring two of the NBA’s most prolific scorers, the Knicks were supposed to be battling with the likes of the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls for supremacy in the Eastern Conference. But after last night 105-102 loss to the