Keep the Knicks close & their enemies closer: Raptors offseason with Esfandiar Baraheni
The only Atlantic Division team besides Boston to win a title the past 40+ years is rapidly rebuilding
NBA blockbuster trades & how the OG Anunoby deal compares
The New York Knicks’ deal for OG Anunoby checks every box for a blockbuster trade — except the recognition
Knicks 145, Raptors 101: A Canadian clobbering
The Raptors can take the Knicks plays and players, but taking them on remains beyond them
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
Making sense of the OG Anunoby, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett trade between the Knicks and Raptors
The Knicks and Raptors made a trade on Saturday sending OG Anunoby to New York and RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to Toronto, and there’s a lot of layers to it.
Goobye, RJ. Goodbye, IQ.
As a pair of Knicks renowned for different reasons both head to Toronto, one last look back
Knicks 136, Raptors 130: Look into the abyss
The shorthanded Knicks — who are what the Raptors used to be — defeated the Raptors — who are what the Knicks used to be.
Knicks 119, Raptors 106: One year ago
The Knicks have come a looong way in the past 365 days — much to the Toronto Raptors’ chagrin
The Strickland 2024 Atlantic Divison preview
This year’s Knicks season could be shaped by how they fare against their division rivals. We consulted an expert on each Atlantic team to take their temperature heading into 2023-24.
Raptors 125, Knicks 116: I have questions
Early and late the Knicks offered no defense, while the game as a whole offered countless questions
Raptors 123, Knicks 121 (OT): Clearly uncomfortable
A tough home loss wasn’t the biggest takeaway from this one.
Raptors 113, Knicks 106: All good things come to an end?
It took the kings of the north to send New York’s winning streak south for the winter.
Knicks 105, Raptors 94: More questions than answers
The Knicks ended their season with a rousing win over the Raptors powered by Obi Toppin and Immanuel Quickley’s career nights, setting the table for a key offseason with many unanswered questions.
Raptors 120, Knicks 105: Empty as the Scotiabank Arena
The Knicks, missing a gigantic chunk of their roster (both number of players missing and size of players missing) ran into something not even Toronto fans have seen for a while: a fully operational Raptors team, who had Thibs waving the white flag by the fourth quarter.
Raptors 90, Knicks 87: This is getting old
The Knicks once again came out flat, falling behind by 20 points in the first quarter in Toronto and ultimately dooming them to another loss, this time taking them to two games under .500.
Raptors 113, Knicks 103: “I think they just played harder than us, honestly”
The Knicks took their foot off the gas yet again after a hot start to a game, and this time it burned them at home against a feisty Raptors team missing their two best players.
Summer Raptors 89, Summer Knicks 79: Jericho Sims soars
The Knicks kicked off Summer League play against the Raptors on Sunday afternoon, and though they showed a considerable amount of rust and jitters, the young Knicks gave glimpses of lots of potential.
Knicks 120, Raptors 103: “Riding through the city right now you can just feel the buzz and the excitement!!”
The Knicks have now won nine straight games, this time beating a Raptors team that usually gives them fits handily at home on the Madison Square Garden floor, 120-103.
Knicks 120, Raptors 103: Postgame Live
The Knicks extended their win streak to nine behind strong efforts from Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, Derrick Rose, and a complete team effort on defense, dropping the Raptors at MSG, 120-103.
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