NEW YORK — The last time the New York Knicks won 16 of their first 21 games, it was 1995. A gallon of gas cost $1.13, and President Bill Clinton was finishing up his first term and eyeing a second. Now, 16 long years later, the Knicks find themselves amongst the NBA’s top teams. Dare we start to think of them as “elite?” [Read more…]
The New York Knicks remain the NBA’s lone unbeaten team at home and are going to be sleeping in their own beds for a while. Leading the Eastern Conference with a 15-5 mark, the Knicks travel across the East River tonight for a meeting with the Brooklyn Nets – which is pretty much a home game, based on the fan support they had in their first visit to the Barclays Center. [Read more…]
I talk to a lot of folks around the NBA, and the sense from general managers and agents is that Mitch Kupchak’s voice is being heard, and the best thing to do is stay patient and see if Pau Gasol can become a productive player again once Steve Nash returns, whenever that might be. (Remember when the Lakers said he’d be out a week? It’s now 5 going on 6). [Read more…]
The best team flying under the radar has two rookies in its starting lineup. But it’s not the Charlotte Bobcats. It is missing its oft-injured big man. But it’s not the Philadelphia 76ers. It has All-Star candidates at point guard and power forward. But it’s not the Los Angeles Clippers. It is an original NBA franchise that has not won a title since the 1970s. But it’s not the New York Knicks. [Read more…]
The struggling Cleveland Cavaliers are no longer without star guard Kyrie Irving. The team announced that Irving was cleared to practice Monday and is expected to be available to play Tuesday, when the Cavaliers host the Los Angeles Lakers. [Read more…]
Let’s take a last look at the Phil Jackson-Los Angeles Lakers fiasco. It seems apparent that there are three culprits who prevented Jackson from replacing Mike Brown. [Read more…]
Brian Geltzeiler joins NBC Radio with Dan Schwartzman to discuss the recent Los Angeles Lakers troubles, Kobe’s 30,000 point milestone, the surging New York Knicks, and the possible return of Dirk Nowitzki for the Dallas Mavericks. [Read more…]
