The Knicks need a much-needed win headed into the All-Star Break after their lackluster effort in a home loss to the Clippers on Sunday afternoon. Yes, the Knicks are 7-3 in their last 10 games, but most of those wins have come from much lesser opponents. The Knicks recently lost to Philly and Washington, two teams with bad records who are playing better as of late…enter the Toronto Raptors, another Atlantic Division foe the Knicks are facing for the first time this year.
Rudy Gay has been magnificent playing the stretch four for the Raptors and it should be an enticing matchup against Carmelo Anthony. Gay is leading the Raptors in scoring averaging close to 23 per contest in their last five games to go along with almost seven rebounds. The Raptors have won 4 of their last six games, and three in a row. Those two losses included a four point loss to Boston and a two point loss to the Hawks. Kyle Lowry is back and playing well, shooting 53% from three in the last five games and...
Found February 13, 2013 on
Knickswag:
PLAYERS:
Rudy Gay,
Carmelo Anthony,
Kyle Lowry,
DeMar DeRozan,
J.R. Smith,
Jason Kidd
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors
Original Story:
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES
Raptors Highlight Night: Rudy Gay's Game Winner, DeMar's Dunk on Mozgov
Via Hip Hoop Junkies
|
February 12, 2013
posted by Romy AquinoWhat a night for Toronto Raptors highlights.It's unbelievable how the Raptors always manage to get themselves in this many close games this season but at least the Raptors are getting on the right side of the win-loss column lately. Most of the credit has to go to the Raptors newest acquisition, Rudy Gay. Rudy Gay nailed his first field goal of the second...
|
February 12, 2013
CC Video of the day: Raptors' Gay bringing the house down in Toronto
Via Crossover Chronicles
|
February 12, 2013
Rudy Gay hasn't been with the Raptors for a long time since he was traded to Toronto but is he making an impression fast.
In five game with the Raptors, Gay is averaging 23.4 points, 3 steals, 2.4 assists, 6.4 rebounds and shooting 41% from the field in 40.2 minutes per game.
Needless to say, Rudy is bringing it to the court and keeping the Raptors competitive. He is...
|
February 12, 2013
Rudy Gay Is Enjoying His Time In Toronto
Via TheProBasketballTalk
|
February 13, 2013
It looks like Rudy Gay has been enjoying his time in Toronto. The Raptors have won 4 of their past 6 games since acquiring the young star, even beating the likes of Indiana, LA Clippers and Denver (see clip above). Rudy is finally on a team where he is "the man", or as the announcer likes to call him "that guy". Well maybe the announcers aren't coming...
|
February 13, 2013
Knicks Injury News: Carmelo Anthony hurts arm
Via NBA Injury News
|
February 14, 2013
Carmelo Anthony's status for the All-Star Game on Sunday is not certain after suffering an injury last night. Anthony suffered an arm injury in the New York Knicks' loss last night to the Toronto Raptors, and the injury could limit or prevent Anthony from playing altogether in the All-Star Game.According to an AP report, Anthony suffered a deep bruise in his right arm...
|
February 14, 2013
Carmelo Anthony Attends Fashion Week
Via Terez Owens
|
February 12, 2013
He’s my favorite designer T…
Designer Carlos Campos and New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony attend the Carlos Campos fall 2013 presentation during MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios in New York City. The Knicks are playing great ball this season, and Carmelo is loving life. I guess he made the right call wanting to play in New York.-TO
Melo Signed a Box of Honey Nut Cheerios...
|
February 12, 2013
Carmelo Anthony Thinks Lebron James Should Be The MVP
Via BlackSportsOnline
|
February 12, 2013
Carmelo Anthony has weighed in on who his pick for MVP is, and it’s not himself, it’s Lebron.
Both Anthony and James have led strong campaigns for their MVP caliber seasons. But with Lebron’s lights out performance, putting up career high numbers it seems as if James has left everyone else in the dust.
CBSSports has reported on Melo’s stance on the current MVP race
...
|
February 12, 2013
LeBron is Carmelo Anthony’s MVP
Via The Mars Reel
|
February 13, 2013
via NY Post:
With the way LeBron James has been performing this season, he’s about to walk away with his fourth MVP award of his career (second consecutive). The Miami Heat have 33 games remaining on their regular season schedule, and unless something drastic happens, you can put LeBron’s name on that trophy.
Melo admits that he’s awed by the historic season LeBron is having...
|
February 13, 2013
Carmelo Anthony May Sit Out All-Star Game
Via The Kevin Burke Project
|
February 14, 2013
Do what you gotta do...
|
February 14, 2013
Carmelo May Skip ASG With Arm Contusion
Via RealGM
|
February 14, 2013
Carmelo Anthony said he felt numbness throughout the game and called the contusion "kind of deep."
|
February 14, 2013
This Day in New York Sports History: Val-LIN-Tine’s Day
Via New York Sports-Kings
|
February 14, 2013
Valentine’s Day is a day of love. It is a day that women can’t wait for and men pretend to like for that special lady.
But last year, something made this day special for all Knicks fans. It was the day that everyone fell in love with Jeremy Lin.
Everyone except maybe Carmelo Anthony, who was out with an injury and wasn’t around for Lin’s success.
On this day one year...
|
February 14, 2013
Watching A Team Like Clippers Proves Knicks Should Make A Deal
Via Knicks Journal
|
February 12, 2013
Seventeen year NBA veteran Grant Hill played all of 15 minutes, scored only 2 points, and didn't take a single field goal during the Clippers' matinee victory over the Knicks this past Sunday.Looking at the stat-sheet, one could be led to believe that Hill has shriveled up into an old veteran that makes little to no impact for his team. They'd be all wrong.The veteran...
|
February 12, 2013
Knicks Lose to Raptors in Lackluster Performance
Via Knickswag
|
February 13, 2013
Raptors 92 Knicks 88
Boxscore
Tonight was a night that deeply troubled me as a Knicks fan. I would usually write my article about the “Good Things” and “The Bad Things” but tonight I have so little positive things to write that I am going to just express how I feel as a Knicks fan.
Tonight the Knicks did not bring their game the way their record would indicate. The much...
|
February 13, 2013
KnicksJournal.com Podcast #2 With Phife Dawg: NBA All-Star Weekend Edition
Via Knicks Journal
|
February 15, 2013
Though the Knicks lost three out of their last four contests heading into NBA All-Star Weekend, there's no denying that as they hold the second best record in the Eastern Conference, New York displays more promise than they have in quite some time.An elevated team effort and more overall success often translates to greater representation throughout all the festivities and competitions...
|
February 15, 2013
NBA Forum Discussions
1 replies,
1 day ago
16 replies,
19 days ago
3 replies,
April 02, 2013
| Latest Rumors | The Backyard | Going Viral |
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |
