Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images New York collapses in crunch time and blows Game One in overtime. In the first game of the ECF, the Indiana Pacers (1-0) opened blazing hot, but behind Mitchell Robinson’s hustle, balanced scoring, and a 13–1 second-quarter run, the New York Knicks (0-1) recovered from an early deficit to take a 69–62 halftime lead. (That tied the … [Read more...] about Pacers 138, Knicks 135 (OT): Scenes from an opportunity blown by a Nesmith barrage
Knicks Bulletin: ‘Make it into a revenge thing or something like that’
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images If you were born after June 2, 2000, you have never witnessed what will happen Wednesday. New York will host Eastern Conference Finals games for the first time since forever. The Knicks will face the Indiana Hicks in the nth matchup between both teams, most of them ending in favor of the farmers, at least of … [Read more...] about Knicks Bulletin: ‘Make it into a revenge thing or something like that’
P&T Round(ball) Table: Predictions for the Knicks-Pacers ECF
Antonio Losada The braintrust weighs in. It’s another edition of our Round(Ball) Table, where the braintrust convenes to share our brilliant takes, irrational hopes, and, occasionally, looming dread. The Knicks beat the defending champion Boston Celtics in six games. Now, New York is heading to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in two and a half decades. … [Read more...] about P&T Round(ball) Table: Predictions for the Knicks-Pacers ECF
The past does not matter in the Eastern Conference Finals
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images As we saw with Boston, conventional wisdom goes out the window come playoff time. The Knicks are going to play in an Eastern Conference Finals game tomorrow. Just reflect on that before anything else. - Alright, where were we? Before every playoff series in any sport, one of the top things that is looked at as part of the … [Read more...] about The past does not matter in the Eastern Conference Finals
EC Round Three Playoff Series Preview: Knicks vs. Pacers
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images As weird as it may be, this will likely be the first series these playoffs where the Knicks are heavily favored. Many people had the Knicks beating the Pistons, but a significant amount of analysts and media personalities still picked the Pistons because they thought, for some reason, that Cade Cunningham would be the … [Read more...] about EC Round Three Playoff Series Preview: Knicks vs. Pacers