Just over 12 hours after President, Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh chose him with the sixth pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Danilo Gallinari was officially welcomed into the New York Knicks family during a press conference at the Madison Square Garden Training Center.
Moments before he was introduced to the New York media, Danilo Gallinari sat down for an exclusive discussion with NYKnicks.com, giving Knicks fans a chance to get to know a lot more about his off-court persona.
Looking to upgrade their team's overall talent level, Knicks President, Basketball Operations, Donnie Walsh and Head Coach Mike D'Antoni reached across the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday night in selecting Italian superstar forward Danilo Gallinari with the sixth pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.
New York Knicks Official Press Release
Everything you want to know, plus more, about the 2008 NBA Draft and your New York Knicks.
An off-season of resurgence dedicated to turning around their recent fortunes continues tonight when the Knicks participate in the 2008 NBA Draft at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Ask any NBA player about the fondest memories of his basketball career, and there's a good chance he'll be talking to you about the night he was drafted into the game's best league.
Two days before his first draft as President, Basketball Operations, of the New York Knicks, Donnie Walsh sat down with local beat writers to discuss the draft and the team's future. The following is a transcript of those comments:
Last Thursday's workouts, however, brought one very familiar face back to the facility. Native New Yorker Dante Milligan has strong ties to The Garden, dating back to age 13.
New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh announced today that Phil Weber and Dan D’Antoni have been hired as assistant coaches. In addition, Herb Williams has been retained to complete the coaching staff on the bench.
The Knicks continued their intensive draft preparations on Thursday by bringing in Hofstra's Antoine Agudio, Arkansas' Gary Ervin, Vladimir Golubovic out of Serbia, Massachusetts' Dante Milligan, Texas A&M's DeAndre Jordan and Iowa State's Mike Taylor for workouts out at the MSG Training Center.
Hours after conducting a workout of six players at the Madison Square Garden Training Center on Friday, Knicks President, Basketball Operations, Donnie Walsh, Head Coach Mike D'Antoni and the rest of the Knicks brass reconvened to watch a solo session for Italian forward Danilo Gallinari.
Workouts featured UCLA's Kevin Love, D.J. Augustin of Texas, LSU's Anthony Randolph, Syracuse's Donte Greene, Ohio State's Kosta Koufos and Davidson's Jason Richards.
After spending the last few weeks working out in Chicago with Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and New York's own Quentin Richardson, NBA Draft prospect O.J. Mayo got his own taste of the Knicks organization in a pre-draft workout at the MSG Training Center.
Guards Jerryd Bayless of the University of Arizona and Indiana University's Eric Gordon were on hand to work out in front of the Knicks coaches and executives, who hold the No. 6 overall pick in the draft.
The annual process of running draft prospects through workouts at the Madison Square Garden Training Center began in earnest on Wednesday, as Knicks President Donnie Walsh and Head Coach Mike D'Antoni took important steps toward the big decision they will make later this month. Wednesday's workout list featured prospects Joe Alexander, Chase Budinger, Sundiata Gaines, Steven Hill, JaVale McGee and Russell Westbrook
In the weeks leading up to the 2008 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks are conducting a series of workouts to evaluate possible selections.
During his lone collegiate season, Ohio State center Kosta Koufos made a name for himself as a player who thrived in big games and pressure situations.
When Donte Greene announced his plans to attend Syracuse University, Orange fans rejoiced with thoughts of the team's last big name recruit, Carmelo Anthony, dancing in their heads.
Describing Brandon Rush's road to the NBA as a roller-coaster ride would probably be an understatement.
All of the draft experts and scouts who mine the draft-eligible list for a combination of talent, drive and upside in a prospect, are calling West Virginia forward Joe Alexander a diamond in the rough.
Charismatic and popular with the fans, Kevin Love took the NCAA by storm in his lone season at UCLA.
Danilo Gallinari won the Euroleague's Rising Star award in 2007-08, an honor reserved for the best player under the age of 22 by averaging 14.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Currently playing for Armani Jeans Milano, he is averaging 17.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in the Italian league. As a teenager playing against men, Gallinari has dominated.
On a college team loaded with talent, Darrell Arthur established himself throughout the 2007-08 season as one of the top pro prospects on the NCAA champion Kansas Jayhawks.
Few college basketball players took greater strides in improving their game over the last two seasons than UCLA point guard Russell Westbrook.
Many of the draft pundits have been saying that the 2008 draft features no greater high-risk-high-reward type of player than center DeAndre Jordan.
It was a banner year for D.J. Augustin. He won the 2008 Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard, following in the footsteps of NBA stars Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph's, 2004), Raymond Felton (North Carolina, 2005) and Acie Law (Texas A&M).
On Tuesday night in Secaucus, N.J., the Knicks learned their NBA Draft Lottery fate, which will see New York make its highest draft pick in 22 years.
Prior to the 2008 NBA Draft lottery, the Knicks had held five lottery picks over the 27-year history of the event. Here's a year-by-year look at past Knicks lottery positions and the players selected.
The 2008 NBA Draft Lottery will take place Tuesday night, with the New York Knicks holding a 7.6 percent chance of landing the coveted No. 1 pick in the June 26 draft. The Knicks will be represented at this year's lottery by new Head Coach Mike D'Antoni, who hopes his presence will cause a fortuitous bounce of the ping-pong balls in New York's favor.
Scouts project Anthony Randolph as an ideal NBA forward in an up-tempo offensive scheme, thanks to his remarkable athleticism. A great leaper with a long wingspan, Randolph is known for running the floor exceptionally well, having a tremendous handle for a player his size and understanding how to finish around the rim.
In the long and storied history of Indiana University basketball, no Hoosiers freshman had ever been named to an All-America team. Then along came Eric Gordon.
Standing seven feet tall and weighing 260 pounds, Brook Lopez is not a prototypical big man, although he can play that way. Scouts note that he is extremely athletic for a front-court player and has an uncanny ability to score both inside and out.
A breakthrough freshman year, however, did wonders for Jerryd Bayless' draft potential, and the Wildcats star now figures to be one of the top selections in June's draft.
Just over a month after joining the team as its new President, Basketball Operations, Donnie Walsh named Mike D'Antoni as the 24th head coach in New York Knicks' 62-year history on Tuesday.
In D'Antoni, the Knicks have brought one of basketball's most creative and innovative coaches to one of basketball's greatest stages.
Knicks President, Basketball Operations, Donnie Walsh introduced Mike D’Antoni as the 24th head coach in franchise history Tuesday.
Below is a transcript of the press conference…
New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh announced today that Mike D’Antoni has been named the 24th head coach in the franchise’s 62-year history. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The New York Knicks have agreed in principle with Mike D'Antoni to become the next head coach of the team. A press conference will be scheduled upon the completion of the contract.
Not since LeBron James had there been an incoming college recruit with the amount of press and exposure that O.J. Mayo garnered years before he ever set foot on college hardwood.
Playing what is considered to be the most intellectual position and arguably the most demanding on the court, Memphis freshman point guard Derrick Rose exploded onto the college basketball scene in 2007, leading the Tigers to the NCAA championship game with a remarkable 38-2 record.
One of the most celebrated big men to come out of the college ranks in quite some time, Kansas State's Michael Beasley set the collegiate world on fire as a freshman on his way to establishing himself as a bona fide college basketball superstar.
Knicks President, Basketball Operations, Donnie Walsh addressed the media on Tuesday, April 22 to discuss, amongst other things, his search for the next coach of the New York Knicks.
Below is a transcript of his conference call…
New York Knicks President, Basketball Operations, Donnie Walsh announced Friday that Isiah Thomas has been removed as Head Coach and reassigned within the organization. Thomas will report directly to Walsh.
Below is a transcript of Walsh’s conference call with the media…
The Knicks concluded their season tonight with a hard-fought and exciting 132-123 loss to the Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. For whatever reason, Mike Dunleavy loves playing against the Knicks this season, as he followed up two 36-point performances against New York with another extraordinary night.
With disappointment and uncertainty, however, comes hope for a brighter future. And the Knicks are one of many disappointed NBA teams at this time of year, including the Indiana Pacers squad that the Knicks face tonight in their season finale.
In an effort to show their deepest appreciation for their fans and how much they have meant to them in a difficult season, the New York Knicks presented all in attendance an unprecedented offer of free food and non-alcoholic drinks at the final regular-season game at Madison Square Garden on April 14.
Looking to end their season on the highest possible note, the Knicks hung tough with the NBA's best team on Monday night at Madison Square Garden before falling 99-93 to the Boston Celtics.
In their final home game of the season tonight, the Knicks go up against the top team in the NBA. Although New York is coming off a loss on Friday, the Knicks have won three of four and have already taken down the Eastern Conference's No. 2 and 3 teams in that stretch. Boston would seem to be next on the list and a fitting opponent as New York works to end the season on a high note.
Coming off three straight wins, two of them over division champions and top seeds in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Knicks came up short against the currently eighth seeded Hawks.
Coming off three wins in a row, two over Division champs, the Knicks host the Atlanta Hawks in The Garden on Friday night.
Before the Knicks beat the Bobcats at The Garden on Wednesday, President, Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh met with the media. The following is a transcript of his press conference.
For the third game in a row, the Knicks jumped out to an early lead and kept their foot on the gas, withstanding a late charge to beat the Bobcats 109-107 on Wednesday night at The Garden.
With two resounding victories in a row, both over division champions, the Knicks are riding a wave of confidence. Tonight, New York hosts the Charlotte Bobcats in the second of back-to-back games for both teams, with both coming off a win.
Two nights after taking down the Southeast Division Champion Orlando Magic in The Garden, the Knicks went into Detroit and outplayed the Central Division champion Detroit Pistons in their own house on Tuesday.
After a rousing home victory that saw the Knicks take down the Southeast Division Champions at home, the team travels to Detroit to take on another Division champ in the Pistons. At 55-21 overall and 31-6 at home, the Pistons represent a tough test for New York, but the Knicks come into Detroit confident in the wake of a big win.
Patrick Ewing, one of the greatest Knicks to ever hit the hardwood, has been selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in early September.
Wilson Chandler and Zach Randolph led New York early, and Nate Robinson late, as the Knicks refused to lose on Sunday, maintaining the lead or getting it back each time the Magic made a run for the victory.
After a difficult road trip and coming off a loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, the Knicks come home to The Garden on Sunday to what is always a difficult task -- a matchup with Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic.
A resilient Knicks team put a scare into the best in the NBA's Western Conference on Friday night, shooting 55 percent from the field, but in the end, they were too shorthanded to pull out a victory, falling to the Hornets 118-110 in a hard-fought affair.
The Knicks are in New Orleans tonight to take on the best of the West. After a tough loss to Memphis, New York has an even stiffer challenge ahead, as the Knicks face a young, talented and sizzling hot Hornets team. Despite their record this season, the Knicks have shown an ability to play with anyone in the league on any given night, as New York has proven with wins over Denver, Utah and Cleveland this season.
Just under two weeks ago, the Memphis Grizzlies came into Madison Square Garden, put up 69 points in the first half, and ran away for the win. On Wednesday night in Memphis, the Grizzlies did it again, scoring 74 in the opening half and cruising to a 130-114 victory over the Knicks at the FedEx Forum.
After a difficult overtime loss in Milwaukee, the Knicks travel to Memphis tonight where they will attempt to avenge their home loss to the Grizzlies two weeks ago -- a game in which Mike Miller and Rudy Gay were simply unstoppable, enabling Memphis to steal a victory at The Garden.
One of the brightest minds in the NBA became the face of the New York Knicks on Wednesday as Donnie Walsh was introduced as the team's new President of Basketball Operations.
James L. Dolan, chairman of Madison Square Garden and president and chief executive officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation, today announced that Donnie Walsh has been named president, basketball operations of the New York Knickerbockers, in charge of all basketball operations.
After a fourth quarter filled with excitement and with each team trading runs, the Milwaukee Bucks took control in overtime for a 119-115 win over the Knicks on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center.
The Knicks visit Milwaukee's Bradley Center to face the Bucks tonight in what promises to be a hard-fought battle between two young squads. Although the season has been a disappointment for the Bucks, Milwaukee does play relatively well at home, so New York will have to be up for the challenge.
The Knicks fell to the Hawks in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon, 114-109 as the home team continues to streak toward the playoffs despite a star performance from Jamal Crawford. For three quarters, the Knicks hung tough with the young, athletic and apparently playoff-bound Hawks, but the final 12 minutes saw New York ultimately fall to Atlanta’s dangerous and balanced scoring attack.
Coming off a tough loss at Toronto, the Knicks are in Atlanta to face the Hawks at 4 p.m. this afternoon. While the Knicks are fighting for pride, the Hawks are clinging to the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race, giving today's matchup one that promises high energy and excitement.
The Knicks were in Toronto on Friday night, facing a team fighting for essential playoff positioning. With the Raptors in rare form and New York playing without Zach Randolph, Toronto was able to hold off the Knicks for a 103-95 win at the Air Canada Centre
After a thrilling, overtime win at home over the visiting Heat, the Knicks travel to Toronto to take on the Raptors on Friday night in another game that gives New York an opportunity to play a spoiler's role in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
With both teams showcasing their youth in Wednesday night's matchup between the Knicks and Miami Heat at The Garden, New York's fans were treated to a game filled with wild energy and intensity. Better yet, the Knicks crowd was treated to a hard-fought battle with the best possible ending – a 103-96 New York victory in overtime.
After a tough loss to the cross-river rival Nets on Monday night, the Knicks are back at The Garden to take on the visiting Miami Heat tonight, looking to gain a win against a longtime Eastern Conference rival.
The New York Knickerbockers have announced FDNY Rescue Paramedics Marco Girao and Juan Henriquez as the winners of the Sweetwater Clifton "City Spirit" Award for the month of March.
The Knicks fell to the Nets 106-91 on Monday night at The Garden, as New York had the misfortune of running into a team desperately fighting for its playoff life. With so many injuries and their youth getting so many minutes, the Knicks could not match the Nets' intensity.
The Knicks' cross-river rivals, the New Jersey Nets, will be at Madison Square Garden tonight, playing a must-win game. Down by a game and a half in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Nets will have a lot of fight in them tonight when they face their local rivals, who have owned them in 2007-08.
After a tough loss against Memphis Friday night, the Knicks fell 114-93 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday in the second game of back-to-back contests. Committed to playing their youth, New York ran into another talented young team, one that was incredibly hot from the field, and the Knicks could not get out of Minnesota a win despite having six players score in double digits.
Fresh off a tough loss to Memphis at The Garden on Friday night, the Knicks travel to Minnesota to take on the 17-51 Timberwolves. After a long trip and playing on the second of back-to-back nights, the Knicks will trot out a young lineup of their own against the young and rebuilding T-Wolves and look to steal a win on the road.
The Knicks fell to Memphis 120-106 on Friday night at The Garden, as Mike Miller and Rudy Gay combined for 58 points to lead the Grizzlies past a Knicks team with five players score in double-digits. Miller's big night, and the speed and hot-shooting of the Grizzlies proved to be the difference.
When the Knicks host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night at The Garden, fans can expect a game that will likely showcase lots of young, up-and-coming talent.
Although the color of both teams' uniforms was different, Mike Dunleavy's dominance remained the same, as he matched his career-high of 36 points, first reached in December at The Garden, to help the Pacers take down the Knicks 110-98 at Conseco Fieldhouse.
After a difficult loss against Atlanta last night at The Garden, the Knicks travel to Indianapolis to take on the Pacers. The Knicks are fighting hard but are also focusing on seeing what they have in every member of their roster, while the Pacers are clawing their way in a fight towards the post-season.
The Knicks fell to the Atlanta Hawks 109-98 on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, although the final score hardly reflects the competitiveness of the game.
The Knicks host the Atlanta Hawks Sunday at 6:00pm in a matchup of two young teams looking to finish the season with a surge. At 26-38, Atlanta is tied for ninth in the race for the second season, a half game behind the Nets for the final playoff spot in the East.
The Knicks held their biggest fund-raising event of the season on March 13, as the entire team and coaching staff participated in "Knicks Bowl 9" presented by Bud Light.
Ending their slide in style, the Knicks went down to Miami on Wednesday night, grabbed firm hold of the lead in the third quarter and led all the way to the final buzzer in a 91-88 victory at American Airlines Arena.
The result of a long trip out west and a matchup with Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd was a 108-79 loss marked by Dallas' extraordinary speed and New York's impressive fight.
After a difficult homestand in which the Knicks had a chance to win all four of their games against some of the best teams in the NBA -- only to lose in the final minutes -- they are in Dallas tonight to take on the Mavericks at American Airlines Arena.
The Knicks fell 120-114 to the Portland Trailblazers in overtime on Saturday night, despite an electric performance that saw Nate Robinson score a career-high and Knicks season-high 45 points.
After suffering a frustrating four-point loss to one of the NBA's best teams on Friday night, the Knicks go right back to work at the The Garden tonight, hosting the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Knicks fell 101-97 to the visiting Pistons on Friday night, as Detroit, the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference, survived New York's furious comeback attempt from a nine-point fourth quarter deficit. The Knicks, who made it a two-point game with less than 30 seconds remaining, played with passion and energy, but they could not overcome Tayshaun Prince and the Pistons at MSG.
At 44-17 and holding first place in the NBA Eastern Conference's Central Division, the Pistons are one of the toughest opponents the Knicks could possibly face at this point in the season.
LeBron James' 50 points and a late three-point barrage by the Cavs gave Cleveland a 119-105 victory at MSG on Wednesday.
Coming off a tough loss to Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets on Monday, the Knicks host another NBA MVP candidate tonight in LeBron James and his 34-26 Cavaliers.
Knicks fan favorite David Lee took the time to answer your questions regarding his three-year NBA career, his inspirations, and everything else on his fans' minds.
A shorthanded Knicks team fell to the New Orleans Hornets 100-88 on Monday night in a spirited back-and-forth affair that saw 25 lead changes and 11 tied scores. In the closing moments of the fourth quarter, Hornets star Chris Paul took over and led his team to a victory, although the game was much closer than the final score suggests.
The Knicks return home to The Garden after a tough loss to Orlando for a four-game homestand, which begins tonight against New Orleans. At 39-18 and third in the Western Conference, the Hornets have established themselves as among the elite in the league and a serious title contender and pose a real challenge for the Knicks.
Coming into Saturday night's game against the Magic in Orlando, the Knicks understood that they would be in for a difficult matchup against a division-leading team featuring superstar Dwight Howard. When Zach Randolph, who banged up his ankle Friday night in Atlanta, tested the injury before the game and determined that he could not play, New York knew it could be in for a very long night.
On Friday night, the Knicks fell to the host Atlanta Hawks in a tough, back-and-forth game filled with tension and high energy. Tonight, as they visit the Orlando Magic, the Knicks face the difficult task of getting up to play a difficult opponent on the second of back-to-back nights.
On Friday night in Atlanta, the Knicks had their chances in a back-and-forth game against the Hawks, but in the end New York could not pull out the victory and fell to Atlanta, 99-93 at Philips Arena. The game was close for all 48 minutes, which featured 26 lead changes and 14 tie scores.
Coming off a dominating victory at home over the Bobcats on Wednesday, the Knicks are in Atlanta to face the Hawks tonight. Although they are feeling confident after such a rousing win at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks understand that the Hawks will pose a difficult test.
Nearly 1,200 fans, including Knicks players Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson and Malik Rose and Knicks Alumni Earl Monroe and John Starks, packed the Manhattan Center on Tuesday night to watch the finals of the Knicks Poetry Slam.
In their first home game since the night Jamal Crawford scored 43 points and Zach Randolph added 26, the Knicks didn't need any individual heroics as they played a complete team game and routed the Charlotte Bobcats 113-89 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks are at home to face the visiting Charlotte Bobcats tonight, as New York looks to build on its recent success and get a win at The Garden.
The New York Knicks culminate its Celebration of Black History Month, presented by Amtrak, by announcing it will make a $10,000 donation to support the United Negro College Fund (UNCF).
After an exciting comeback win on Friday night against the Raptors, the Knicks traveled to Toronto with thoughts of a home-and-home sweep, but Sunday night brought a very different result, as New York fell 115-92 to a Raptors team led by a red-hot Andrea Bargnani.
On Friday night in The Garden, Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph put on a show and led the Knicks to victory over Toronto. On Sunday, New York looks for a repeat performance, as they travel to Canada to finish up a home-and-home series against the Raptors.
The Knicks' roller-coaster 2007-08 season has had its share of ups and downs, but one constant has been this team's grit and determination. On Friday night, that refuse-to-lose mindset took hold, and the Knicks fought back from a 14-point, second-quarter deficit to topple the visiting Toronto Raptors, 103-99 behind remarkable performances from Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph.
After a road trip that saw the Knicks play very well up until their loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday night, New York returned home and will face the Toronto Raptors at The Garden tonight.
New York was unable to follow up its impressive win over Washington by winning again in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, as the Sixers took down the Knicks 124-84 in the Wachovia Center.
After a rousing overtime victory over the Wizards in Washington on Tuesday, the Knicks travel to Philadelphia to take on the Sixers tonight in the Atlantic Division rivals' final meeting of the regular season.
Three years after Jackie Robinson entered the majors, legendary Knicks coach Joe Lapchick signed Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, a former member of the Harlem Rens and Globetrotters to an NBA contract.
After coming back from nine points down in the fourth quarter to force an overtime on Tuesday night, the Knicks streaked to victory in Washington, riding an 11-0 run to start the extra period to a 113-100 victory over the Wizards.
After a break that gave them an opportunity to recharge and get healthy, the Knicks travel to Washington to take on the Wizards tonight.
In celebration of Black History Month, the New York Knickerbockers have announced the world-renowned Tuskegee Airmen as the winners of the Sweetwater Clifton "City Spirit" Award for the month of February.
Coming off a big win in Milwaukee the Knicks had the misfortune of facing the NBA-leading Celtics on Wednesday night in their final game before the league's All-Star break.
The Knicks enjoy a scenario tonight that just about every NBA team hopes for when they face the league-leading Celtics -- a chance to play against a Boston team missing Kevin Garnett.
In a hard-fought, emotional game that will likely be remembered as one of the better comebacks in Knicks history, New York upended the Milwaukee Bucks 99-98 at the Bradley Center on Saturday night.
After a 99-93 overtime loss against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs on Friday night, the Knicks hit the road again on Saturday, this time traveling to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks.
The Knicks gave everything they had on Friday night against the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, but they could not withstand San Antonio's late assault and fell 99-93 in overtime at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks are back at The Garden tonight to take on the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs. New York, which might be forced to play without both Quentin Richardson and Nate Robinson, faces a Spurs team that is missing one of its biggest names in point guard Tony Parker.
Missing Jermaine O'Neal and Jamaal Tinsley, who were both out with injuries, the Indiana Pacers found a way to get past the equally shorthanded Knicks 103-100 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Only six games out of a playoff spot, the Knicks face one of the teams obstructing their vision of the playoff picture tonight when they meet the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden.
Knicks guard Jamal Crawford earned one of the highest honors bestowed on New York athletes on Tuesday night, as he received the prestigious Thurman Munson Award for all of the off-court work he has done in the community.
Facing the Los Angeles Clippers in their first game back at Madison Square Garden on Monday after a grueling West Coast road trip, a shorthanded Knicks team paid the price the many minutes its players' had logged in the Pacific time zone and fell to the Clippers 103-94.
The Knicks are back home tonight after a long West Coast road trip that saw the team battered by the flu and tired from hard games and heavy travel. New York returns to Madison Square Garden to face the Los Angeles Clippers tonight in the opener of a three-game homestand.
A shorthanded Knicks squad concluded a frustrating five-game road trip with an 86-85 loss in Seattle on Saturday night as Kevin Durant drained a dagger of a three-pointer with less than a minute remaining to give the Sonics what stood up as the winning basket.
The Knicks visit Seattle to take on the SuperSonics tonight, as New York looks to close out its five-game road trip with a win. Though the Sonics are a young, rebuilding team, they did defeat the Knicks earlier this season in The Garden.
The Knicks played some inspired basketball on Friday night in Portland but still left the Rose Garden with a disappointing 94-88 overtime loss to the Trail Blazers. Behind All-Star Brandon Roy, big man LaMarcus Aldridge and point guard Steve Blake, the Blazers were able to scrape out a win over the shorthanded Knicks.
With their record of 26-19, including an 18-5 at home, the Portland Trail Blazers will pose yet another difficult test for the Knicks on Friday night. The Knicks come into this game -- the fourth of a five-game West Coast road trip -- having played some of their best basketball of the season, yet with no wins to show for it so far. In Portland, they will be going up against a young team that serves as both an short-term obstacle and long-term inspiration.
The Knicks fell in Utah on Wednesday night, as the host Jazz continued their red-hot streak and proved to be too tough at home for New York in a 100-89 win over the Knicks. Utah has now won nine in a row at home, and nine of 10 overall, while the Knicks, playing shorthanded on the second of back-to-back nights, slipped to 0-3 on their current five-game road trip.
The Knicks look to steal a win on a challenging West Coast road trip tonight, as New York follows up a tough loss to the Lakers with a game against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
The Knicks lost to the Lakers in the Staples Center tonight, in a game that mirrored Sunday night’s contest against the Warriors. New York played very well tonight and continued its streak of good ball movement and tenacious defense. But the Knicks nonetheless fell, 120-109 to the Lakers, behind an impressive team effort led by superstar Kobe Bryant.
The Knicks visit Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in a game at Staples Center that begins at 10:30 p.m. ET. Superstar Bryant has his team playing some stellar basketball, as the Lakers are 27-15 and currently in the playoff pictures in the elite Western Conference.
The Knicks fought hard and looked very good on Sunday night in Oakland, but Golden State's Stephen Jackson got hot from outside, opening up shots for Baron Davis and Monta Ellis, as the Golden State Warriors barely escaped Oracle Arena with a 106-104 win over New York.
Riding out to an early 10-point lead, the Knicks looked sharp in beating the Philadelphia 76ers 89-81 on Friday night at Madison Square New York enjoyed a balanced offensive attack with six players scoring nine points or more.
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