New York Knicks

New York Knicks

Knick Effort Goes Unrewarded: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

For the second night in a row, the New York Knicks played a purposeful, passionate game in Boston (February 3), and were looking up at the opponent by game’s end. Some message has been passed through the New York Knick team over the last few days.

Will Toney Douglas Get Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni Fired? Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The New York Knicks are a reeling NBA team. The Knicks opened the 2012 NBA season by going 6-4 over their first 10 games. The team has since gone just 2-11, and going into tonight’s Saturday, February 4, 2012 game vs the New Jersey Nets, the Knicks are just 8-15 overall.

New York Knicks Vs. New Jersey Nets Feb. 4 Game Preview: A Fan’s Outlook (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Here it is, the third game in three nights for the New York Knicks, but hopefully it doesn’t turn into the third straight loss. After falling to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday (Feb. 2) and then the Boston Celtics on Friday (Feb.

Knicks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

If there is any form of silver lining to these bitter defeats the Knicks have suffered lately, it’s that Carmelo Anthony appears to be buying in again. The star forward, who has a predilection for volume shooting and isolation plays, has been a willing passer and has focused on moving the ball to make the right play rather than force a shot.

“The only thing I can do, if somebody is double-teaming or triple-teaming, is find the open man,” Anthony said.

The latest example came in the 91-89 loss to the Celtics on Friday, when Anthony twice passed out of double-teams on critical possessions down the stretch. Both passes led to wide-open looks for the Knicks. The issue, which has plagued the team all season, is those wide-open looks—one by rookie Iman Shumpert, another by…

Friday’s National Basketball Association Capsules (PA SportsTicker)

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Pierce, Allen carry Celtics past Knicks 91-89 (AP)

Boston stayed close enough until the New York Knicks failed again. This time, it was because of the Celtics’ defense. Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift the Celtics to a 91-89 win over the struggling Knicks on Friday night. Hanging close until they finally caught New York midway into the final quarter, Celtics coach Doc Rivers kept telling…

Allen’s late surge helps Celtics overcome Knicks (Yahoo! Sports)

Ray Allen has made a Hall of Fame career out of moving without the ball, popping out from behind a screen and hitting what a 3-point shot. Friday night, stymied by foul trouble for the first three quarters, Allen erupted for nine points in a little less than 2 1/2 minutes, bringing…