Knicks Come In  Playing for Playoffs
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While the Wizards enter Saturday's game looking to improve their position near the top of the Eastern Conference, the Knicks are scrapping for a final playoff seed.
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After losing twice recently to teams that were missing star players, the Knicks took advantage of Kobe Bryantâs absence.
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November 14, 2004 -- INDIANAPOLIS - The pain has already begun for the Knicks on their four-game road trip, and they haven&#39;t even hit Texas yet.
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Fresh off one of their most inspired victories of the season, and hoping to win two in a row for the first time in nearly a month, the Knicks instead reverted to previous form.
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The Knicks found a better way to fight back against the Denver Nuggets. Zach Randolph had 22 points and 17 rebounds, three other players scored more than 20 points, and New York erased a series of double-digit deficits to win, 119-112, last night in Denver's first trip to Madison Square Garden since last year's brawl.
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The number 23 has become a benchmark for the Knicks. Last season, the number represented futility as they only won 23 games. This season, it inspires hope.
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A stubborn optimism flows through the Knicks&#39; locker room most nights, no matter the location or the opponent. Reality usually creeps in by the end of the evening.
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The NBA is changing the way teams are seeded in the postseason, looking to avoid the controversy that surrounded last season's playoffs.
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Jared JeffriesÂs return on Monday night will certainly make the KnicksÂ rotation deeper and their defense more sound.
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There is no simple way to replace one of the most accurate outside shooters in the game, but starting next week, barring a miraculous turn in Allan Houston&#39;s health, the Knicks will try.
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Allen Iverson made a nifty pass to Marc Jackson for the winning layup with a second left, and the Philadelphia 76ers moved back to .500 and into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with a 106-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night.
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Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas may not have the lineup, the rotation or the style he envisioned in training camp. But fate has formed a team that may yet save his job over the next two months.
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Even though coach Lenny Wilkens and Allan Houston said there was no chance Houston would play, the Knicks took the curious step of activating the 6-6 guard from the injured list before last night&#39;s loss in Memphis.
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(Sports Network) - The New York Knicks hope to get back to .500 this evening when they conclude a four-game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks at the AmericanAirlines Center.
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Here's a quick way for the Chicago Bulls to measure their playoff readiness: go play the Eastern Conference's top three teams in four days.
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The Knicks have discovered how to be competitive. They just have not figured out how to make the plays that matter most.
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The Trail Blazers are thriving, and Channing Frye is quietly finding his niche. The Knicks are dragging, and Zach Randolph is quietly wondering where it all went wrong.