Celtics 116, Knicks 102: Diamonds in the rough
If this Knicks’ season is going to be special, it may well involve taking on the Celtics this spring. Here are a few takeaways from last night’s potential playoff prelude.
Knicks 110, 76ers 96: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 = countdown to a W
The Knicks returned to action with an important win over a mid-conference rival
NBA All-Star Weekend has lost its soul. Here’s how to get it back.
Before the real games resume, a look back at a lost weekend & how it can be rescued
Sabrina Ionescu: Ball don’t lie
Bullies shrink our sense of the world and what’s possible. Sabrina Ionescu reminded us just how limitless our world can be.
Magic 118, Knicks 100: Asterisk
Four lines of intersecting thoughts on the Knicks entering the All-Star break
Rockets 105, Knicks 103: Brunson burned
The Knicks were robbed last night in Houston, but the real thievery is coming from inside the house
Pacers 125, Knicks 111: In with the new, the new again and the old
It was a night for new Knicks and old problems in a home loss to the Pacers
Mavericks 122, Knicks 108: Putting the L in painless
The Knicks have lost two of three games for the first time in a month. Nobody cares.
Knicks 123, Grizzlies 113:
Another night, another 2024 Knicks outcome: win the game, lose someone to injury — in last night’s case, not just “someone”
The Strickland’s 2024 NBA Trade Deadline Roundtable
It’s almost the NBA trade deadline — everyone’s favorite or least favorite time of the NBA season. Regardless of your preference, The Strickland’s staff is here to talk it all out before the Knicks either do or don’t make a move.
Lakers 113, Knicks 105: Madison Square Symmetry
The Knicks’ winning ways hit a GOAT in the road as they fall to LeBron, AD and L.A.
The 2024 Knicks Are The Best Knicks Team Since 1973: A scientific analysis
These Knicks are inspiring feelings that haven’t surfaced in decades for this fanbase. But is this team equipped to be the next truly great Knicks team?
Knicks 109, Pacers 105: Born to play basketball
A yellow road met a blue-and-orange road at MSG last night and diverged: the promising Pacers went the way of the L, while the more-promising Knicks keep climbing the ladder one W at a time
Knicks 125, Heat 109: Sigh
The Knicks are used to winning. Now they play the waiting game for news on Julius Randle’s shoulder.
Knicks 122, Nuggets 84: It is a good dream
If the Knicks’ winning streak feels too good to be true, the defending champs can tell you: this @#$% is for real
Knicks 126, Raptors 100: We love you. We beat you.
Reunion, closure and another W: all in a night’s work — a special night — for the New York Knicks
The Knicks’ and Grizzlies’ rebuilds: the tortoise and the hare
Like Lincoln and Kennedy, a shocking number of parallels exist between the Knicks and Grizzlies. The real stunner is where they differ, and how — and what it suggests about the future
Knicks 113, Wizards 109: A Knick triptych
Once upon a time, “nobody beats the Wiz” was heard all over NYC. Today, everybody does. Last night was the Knicks’ turn.
Knicks 109, Rockets 94: The digital natives are restless
The Knicks beat the Rockets last night. Not that you’d know it by talking to some fans.
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The differences in Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle’s successes last night are why the Knicks traded for KAT