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Knicks On The Brink Of Season’s End

Published on: 23rd April, 2011

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Knicks On The Brink Of Season's End

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New York – When you really get down to it, nobody had a good reason to believe the Knicks could view the close nature of their first two losses in Boston and extrapolate from that, a solid rationale on why they would win the next two games at home, particularly in front of their wildly anxious and [...]

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Knicks Go Down 0-2, Despite Anthony’s 42 Points

Published on: 19th April, 2011

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Knicks Go Down 0-2, Despite Anthony's 42 Points

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Boston — It was a game that had all the makings of a Celtic blowout. You had Chauncy Billups, one of the Knicks’ Big Three sitting on the bench with a knee injury. Then, you had Amar’e Stoudemire, sitting out the second half of tonight’s Game 2 with a back issue, something having to do [...]

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Knicks Lose Heartbreaker To Celtics In Playoff Opener

Published on: 18th April, 2011

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Knicks Lose Heartbreaker To Celtics In Playoff Opener  | read this item

FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS Boston — Ray Allen hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left, Paul Pierce shut down Carmelo Anthony and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the New York Knicks 87-85 in their playoff opener on Sunday night. New York led 85-84 before Anthony was called for an offensive foul for pushing Pierce [...]

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Knicks Clinch First Playoff In Seven Years

Published on: 4th April, 2011

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Knicks Clinch First Playoff In Seven Years  | read this item

New York – For a franchise that had not been in the NBA playoffs since 2004, it was a bit of a surprise to walk into tonight’s winning locker room at Madison Square Garden and not see any celebrating going on. You see, something happened tonight in New York that has been as rare over [...]

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Knicks’ Record S.A.D. (Since Anthony Deal) Makes Fans Sad

Published on: 25th March, 2011

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Knicks' Record S.A.D. (Since Anthony Deal) Makes Fans Sad  | read this item

New York — The hype is now over. The bloom is off the rose for the New York Knickerbockers. THE TRADE was made, the Knicks got their man in Carmelo Anthony. And what has happened in the month since Jim Dolan rocked the basketball world with his enormous mid-season deal? Well, put it this way. [...]

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Lethargic Knicks Lose To Lowly Pacers

Published on: 13th March, 2011

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NEW YORK – A basketball team is like a symphony orchestra in that the sum of all its parts, played together, tends to sound much better than the individual instrument players. Basketball teams and orchestras are also similar in that they’re only as good as their weakest link. Once both teams get in the rhythm [...]

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Mandel’s Musings: New Era Could Become Gigantic Soap Opera For Knicks

Published on: 23rd February, 2011

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Mandel's Musings: New Era Could Become Gigantic Soap Opera For Knicks

New York newest basketball Knicks Carmelo Anthony smiles during an introductory news conference before an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Original Filename: Knicks Anthony Basketball.JPEG-0cdc9.jpg  | read this item

New York – Massive changes with far-reaching ramifications took place today in New York Knicks land, if not in the entire National Basketball Association. One could even go so far as to say the world’s sports landscape was also turned on its ear this afternoon. And why, you ask. It’s simple, really. One of the [...]

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Knicks May Be Losing Their Grip On Playoffs As Clippers Beat Them At Home

Published on: 10th February, 2011

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Knicks May Be Losing Their Grip On Playoffs As Clippers Beat Them At Home  | read this item

New York – What started out for the Knicks and their fans as a season of very high hopes and reasonably high expectations for a winning season and a playoff berth has suddenly turned tense and unsure of either of those hopes being met. In a continuing pattern over most of the past three weeks [...]

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Knicks, Behind Rookie Russian Center Defeat Pistons

Published on: 31st January, 2011

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New York –   At the end of tonight’s Knicks win over the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden, the sellout crowd once more launched into it’s familiar “MVP, MVP” refrain when the Knicks big man came to the foul line to take two late game free throws. Down from the rafters came the same chant [...]

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Knicks Defeat Heat In Front Of Star-Studded MSG Crowd

Published on: 28th January, 2011

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New York – Tonight was exactly what the NBA has longed for over the past decade of futility that has marked the play of the  New York Knicks. It was a matchup of two Eastern Conference rivals, each representing big media markets. David Stern’s favorite team, the Knicks of New York City and the South Beach Heat from Miami. Both cities and [...]

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