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Knicks Bulletin: ‘It’s something that we could sit here and explain’
Just two days left. Saturday can’t come soon enough. Come on, dawg. Mike Brown On not thinking about his potential firing if the team falls short of a title: “I don’t really think about the last part of the question. Everybody in that locker room has a competitive spirit that I like and that I […]
Five most important Knicks in the opening round
Jalen Brunson It goes without saying, but this team, especially in the postseason, needs Jalen Brunson to be at his best. New York has had games, especially in the first round of the last couple of playoffs, where they have won, even when Brunson has had off nights. But they’ll need him to be great […]
Knicks First Round Series Primer: Atlanta Hawks
Well, here we are. After a long, 82-game season full of twists and turns, we’ve arrived at the start of a playoff journey. Conventional wisdom said that the Toronto Raptors would be the first-round opponent entering Sunday, but the Orlando Magic somehow lost to the Celtics’ C-team, so here we are. Whatever way you feel […]
Knicks vs. Hawks Playoff History: A Look Down Memory Lane & 7th
If you go looking through the Knicks’ biggest playoff rivals, the Hawks aren’t the first matchup that comes to mind. They’re not Miami, they’re not Indiana, and they haven’t been a consistent playoff opponent at all. In fact, it’s a pretty rare matchup. But when these two teams do meet in the postseason, it usually […]
Hornets 110, Knicks 96: “Can already hear the ‘F*** Trae Young’ chants”
The most anticipated yet anticlimactic Knick regular season in years concluded its preamble with a 110-96 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, though it didn’t feel like an L. Both teams got what they wanted: New York rested their starting five and Mitchell Robinson (somewhere in Connecticut, a worried friend injects thorazine into the red, raging […]
Knicks Bulletin: ‘It was nice, man’
The season is over, fellas. Ah, sorry, I only meant the regular thing. We still have the playoffs and the parade coming up next. Bring it on! Mike Breen On the greedy NBA: “This is the first time ever that no longer can the home team announcers and broadcasters televise the first round. The entire […]
Game Thread: Knicks vs Hornets, April 12, 2026
The Knicks (53*-28) close their regular season Sunday night at Madison Square Garden against the Hornets (43-38), with New York locked into the East’s No. 3 seed and Charlotte still battling for home-court advantage in the Play-In. The Knicks enter on a five-game winning streak, but have little to gain by exerting too much effort […]
Game Preview: Knicks vs Hornets, April 12, 2026
We have arrived. When the Knicks (53*-28) host the Hornets (43-38) tonight at Madison Square Garden, their regular season will draw to a close. What a season it has been. A success by most measures, for sure, yet disappointing at times. So like life. The obviousness of the Pistons and Celtics stealing the top two […]
The rare and wacky calls of the 2025-26 season
81 down, one to go. 81 games into this roller coaster ride of a regular season, we’ve reached a point of reflection. In a season that’s seen few true moments to breathe, the Knicks are entering Game 82 with absolutely nothing to play for (unless you want to go for the team’s first 54-win season […]
Knicks Bulletin: ‘Tonight was a good night’
Postseason clinched. No. 3 seed locked. That’s your New York Knickerbockers. Mike Brown On not hiding anything against Toronto: “We just play and try to win. When you start messing with the basketball gods it bites you in the ass, so I ain’t gonna do that.” On his postseason focus: “I was trying to get […]
All Knicks’ playoff scenarios heading into Sunday’s finale
It’s that time of the year. That time of the year when we come up with a thousand possibilities, anxiously think about this and that and the other thing… only for everything to unfold and be resolved by itself in 24 hours. We just can’t help ourselves, can we? That’s why, with just one game […]
Knicks 112, Raptors 95: Scenes from clinching the 3-seed
80 games in, the 2026 Knicks were still destination unknown. After thrashing Toronto 112-95 in game 81, the picture is clearer. The Celtics hammered the Pelicans 144-118, locking up the 2-seed, while the Cavaliers showed they’re already in playoff form, falling badly to the Hawks. The East top-four are set: Detroit, Boston, New York and […]
Game Thread: Knicks vs Raptors, April 10, 2026
The New York Knicks (52*-28) host the Toronto Raptors (45-35) tonight at Madison Square Garden in their penultimate game of the regular season. The Knicks have a chance to firm up their grip on the East’s No. 3 seed while the Canadian Club is wrestling with the Hawks and the Magic for the middle seeds. […]
Knicks fans’ rooting guide for tonight’s key games
With the playoffs around the corner, questions and hypotheticals surrounding potential matchups have been a hot topic. While there are still a few potential outcomes, tonight’s matchup between the Knicks and Raptors could end up playing a large role in deciding who New York plays in the first round. So let’s break it down. If […]
Game Preview: Knicks vs Raptors, April 10, 2026
In the second game of a back-to-back, the Knicks (52*-28) host the Raptors (44-35) tonight at Madison Square Garden. New York ranks third in the Eastern Conference, while riding a four-game win streak and having beaten the Celtics in a thriller last night, 112-106. The Raptors are scrappy but inconsistent, in a three-horse race with […]
Knicks Bulletin: ‘We did what we had to do tonight’
Shout-out Mike Brown, your winningest first-year coach in Knicks history. Time to bag a couple more dubs, then get the real season started next Saturday or Sunday and extend it all the way to mid-June. Here’s the latest after your Knickerbockers broke Boston’s Harts on Thursday. Mike Brown On the win over Boston: “We did […]
Knicks 112, Celtics 106: Scenes from a cold-blooded Hart attack
If the games will be anything like tonight’s affair, a Knicks-Celtics playoff series would be a gift from the basketball gods, no? Tonight, the Boston Celtics (54-26) came into Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks (52*-28). While Boston has essentially locked up the No. 2 seed, the Knicks are fighting to hold […]
Game Thread: Knicks vs Celtics, April 9, 2026
Tonight the Knicks (51*-28) host the Celtics (54-25) at Madison Square Garden. It’s an Eastern Conference showdown that could be a playoff-preview. Our heroes lead the season series 2-1. As of this writing, Boston’s injury report lists four starters, and there’s a chance that Joe Mazzulla will rest them, given that a win is not […]
The stat that should give Knicks fans some hope of postseason success
The Knicks may have clearer weaknesses than any other team that considers themselves a contender. Their best player is an undersized negative defender, the offense can be stagnant despite posting strong numbers, the outside shooting can abandon them at times, and the starting lineup often digs themselves into deep holes to start out games. But […]
Why Jordan Clarkson might not make the Knicks’ playoff rotation
Jordan Clarkson’s season has been, in an odd way, a microcosm of the New York Knicks’ season that has encapsulated the team and their roller-coaster season. The former Sixth Man of the Year, his playing time, and quality of play may not have the most direct correlation with when the Knicks’ peaks and valleys have […]
Game Preview: Knicks vs Celtics, April 9, 2026
Tomorrow night, the Knicks (51*-28) host the Celtics (54-25) at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks sit third in the Eastern Conference, riding a three-game win streak and going 7-3 in their last 10. New York has been solid on their home court (28-9) and will look to leverage that MSG advantage against a Celtics team […]
This is the Karl-Anthony Towns the Knicks need to make a run
It’s been a whirlwind of a season for Karl-Anthony Towns. In training camp, he turned heads by stating that he was trying to figure out his role in Mike Brown’s offense. Then, after an uneven start, he played genuinely bad basketball for several weeks. His touches decreased, he got frustrated with his offensive whistle, and […]
Knicks Bulletin: ‘I’m good. I’m chilling’
The New York Knicks somehow, some way, silenced the doubters and the haters by beating a .500-plus team for the first time in a month. Y’all happy now? Here’s the latest and spiciest quotes coming straight outta Magic City. Mike Brown On the Brunson-Towns two-man game against the Hawks: “KAT and Jalen … they did […]
Game Thread: Knicks at Hawks, April 6, 2026
The New York Knicks (50*-28) face the Atlanta Hawks (44-33) tonight at State Farm Arena. This matchup is a potential playoff preview as the third-place Knicks attempt to hold off the surging fifth-place Hawks in the Eastern Conference standings. New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to return from an elbow injury, while Atlanta remains without […]
Knicks Bulletin: ‘Nothing in the past really matters’
Final week of regular-season play for your New York Knickerbockers. Would you believe it!? Looks like yesterday when we projected the team to win 50-plus games this season, and look at the boys now. Do you know what else we projected for the playoffs? Uh, oh, time to get frisky! Mike Brown On recent losses […]
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