As Latest Skid Ends, Knicks Find Hope
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The Knicks will reach this weekendâs All-Star break with a horrific record, but they will reach it with their new mantra intact: playing better, record notwithstanding.
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Having slipped back to .500 with two straight losses, and having already lost at Charlotte earlier this month, the Knicks had to recover from a holiday hangover.
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They were in desperate need of a victory, and the New York Knicks gift-wrapped one for them on Wednesday. Detroit (11-10) pulled off one of its more improbable wins, getting a pair of
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The Giantsâ R. W. McQuarters, Sam Madison and Kevin Dockery showed up at Madison Square Garden last night, giving Knicks fans reason to cheer despite another loss on the court.
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Time and indecision became twin enemies of the Knicks on Wednesday night. Down by 4 points with less than 20 seconds to play, Stephon Marbury glanced over his shoulder at the
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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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The Knicks and Nets met again on Tuesday, but the scene would have been unrecognizable to anyone who watched their playoff rumble of last spring.
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Stephon Marbury took over down the stretch and finished with 32 points and 11 assists for the Knicks. Marbury scored 15 of his points in the final quarter, including a personal 9-2 run that gave New York a 94-85 lead with 1:46 to go.
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Symbolically, the Knicksâ loss to the Kings on Wednesday was as crushing a defeat as the team has had, as it appeared too fragile or too psychologically damaged to make a stand.
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Most predicted that the Knicks would again finish near the bottom of the N.B.A. standings this season. Yet they woke up Sunday morning as the eighth-best team in the Eastern Conference.
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Stephon Marbury had 22 points and nine assists to help the New York Knicks end a three-game losing streak with an 86-79 victory over New Orleans last night, dropping the Hornets to 0-9 at home.
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For all the booing in recent games in Madison Square Garden, the fans seemed morbidly hopeful Wednesday night before the Knicks lost to Seattle.
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The Knicks lost Jamal Crawford, but did not lose his personality Wednesday night. They were every bit as streaky, unpredictable and maddeningly erratic as their injured starting guard.
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After trying and failing to inspire his team via coddling and vitriol this season, Isiah Thomas, in his latest measure to attempt to right the Knicksâ sinking ship, has been shuffling the lineup.
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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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After a disappointing Olympic experience in Athens this summer, Stephon Marbury returned to the Knicks with a stated commitment to a team-first approach.
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During a three-game swing to Utah, Dallas and Minnesota, the New York Knicks lost all three by a combined total of 82 points. Team captain Stephon Marbury said there could be tough times for Coach Lenny Wilkens if this continues.