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Perkins: Heat in 5 would be a huge disappointment

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The challenge for the Heat now is maintain their focus long enough to sweep the Knicks.

MIAMI – Anybody hoping for anything remotely resembling the old Heat-Knicks rivalry in this year’s opening-round playoff series must have been smoking crack. The Knicks are bad. They’re poorly constructed, injured, and lack strong leadership. Look at Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire punching a fire extinguisher after Monday’s Game 2 loss and possibly sidelining himself for Games 3 and 4. Ridiculous. Heat forward James

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Playoffs Day 3: Knicks on the verge of another postseason punchout

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Some folks gave the New York Knicks a puncher’s chance in their first-round series against the Miami Heat. Not anymore. In a remarkably stupid act, Amar’e Stoudemire expressed his frustration after Monday’s 104-94 loss in Miami by punching the glass of a fire extinguisher encasement. He cut his left hand so badly that he required stitches and left American Airlines Arena with his arm in a sling. TNT’s David Aldridge reported that teammate Tyson Chandler said Stoudemire would be “out,” although he was

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Tweet of the Day: Amare Stoudemire

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I am so mad at myself right now, I want to apologize to the fans and my team, not proud of my actions, headed home for a new start
April 30, 2012 10:58 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@Amareisreal
Amar'e Stoudemire
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for the Knicks, Amare Stoudemire apparently sustains a hand/arm injury because he decided to punch a “fire extinguisher” in anger stemming from tonight’s loss to the Heat. Early reports claim he looks to be questionable for game 3-4, as it’s only a laceration, and X-Rays were not necessary. Regardless, the next 24 hours are going to be a circus surrounding Amare and the implosion of the Knicks, and if Amare

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Reaction: Heat 104, Knicks 94

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NEW YORK — Prior to Game 2 of their playoff series against the Miami Heat, Amar’e Stoudemire said that things would end differently than they did in Game 1. In some ways, he was right. On Monday night, the Knicks actually competed with the Heat and kept Game 2 close, but in the end, they would lose, 104-94. The Knicks now trail the Heat 0-2 in their best-of-seven series and are faced with a must-win Game 3 on Thursday night. To make

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Playoffs Day 3: Previews of Knicks-Heat, Magic-Pacers, Mavericks-Thunder

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Game One of the NBA Playoffs is in the books for all 16 teams. And we saw just about everything from flopping to bad officiating to devastating injuries to, blowouts, comebacks and game-winners. As anyone can tell you, though, and some may need reminding, it was only one game. A script can easily flip in the postseason. So we move on in the playoffs, with six Game 2s Monday night. New York (0-1) at Miami (1-0): Things could not have gone any worse for the

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Playoffs, Day 1: Disastrous injury-plagued start to the NBA playoffs

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So the playoffs began on Saturday afternoon, and they could not have gotten off to a worse start. A much anticipated day of postseason action turned absolutely tragic when two key players for the Bulls and the Knicks – Derrick Rose and Iman Shumpert – each suffered devastating knee injuries – a torn ACL. Chicago was well on its way to the first postseason win of the season. Then, with less than two minutes remaining in the game, the reigning MVP jumped up

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Perkins: James’ domination over Anthony bad news for Knicks

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MIAMI – This was the playoff butt-kicking Miami fans wanted for a long time. Heat 100, Knicks 67. It doesn’t erase the three years of heart-che the Knicks inflicted on the Heat during that glorious four-year playoff stretch from 1997-2000, when the Knicks took the last three series after the Heat took that initial suspension-marred series in 1997. But Saturday’s Game 1 victory in this best-of-seven first-round playoff matchup at AmericanAirlines Arena helps ease Miami’s decade-long pain a little. And here’s something else that

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Sheridan Chat Wrap: April 27

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Just like the old days, I conducted a live chat with my readers Friday afternoon to preview the upcoming NBA playoffs — and to defend my vote of Chris Paul for MVP. For more on that you can read this column. We will have more chats throughout the course of the playoffs, which I will alert you to through Twitter and Facebook. Thanks to all those who have been visiting the site, please check back every day, and much gratitude for your

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