After a third straight blowout win, the New York Knicks pounced on the Philadelphia 76ers in dominant fashion to take a 1-0 series lead in the second round of the NBA playoffs on Monday night.
After four straight blowout playoff wins, New York Knicks legend Walt Frazier thinks this team can go all the way and win a championship in the NBA Finals this year.
The Knicks' preparation for Game 2 has taken a major turn just hours before tip-off, as 76ers star Joel Embiid has been ruled out Wednesday with both ankle and hip injuries.
The Sixers won’t have their anchor. Now they’ll have to adjust on the fly. Philadelphia has ruled out Joel Embiid for Game 2 against the Knicks, per the NBA injury report.
The NBA began awarding the Defensive Player of the Year following the 1982-83 season. Since then, the award has been given out 42 times. How many of the 42 can you name in five minutes?
The Knicks knew full well that the 76ers could make it their mission to go at their bigs in this series, hoping to get them in foul trouble. That became abundantly clear from the jump on Monday, as Joel Embiid continuously sought out contact, leading to both Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson seeing early whistles.
Turns out the Sixers lost Game 1 because of the schedule, not because the Knicks crushed their souls into dust. Let’s see if having a bit of rest helps the Philly Numbers, or if they keep crumbling.
A lot of 76ers fans have spent the past day and a half convincing others, if not themselves, that the Knicks' hot shooting can't, and won't persist. Some of that is true.
Pretty soon, the New York Knicks may sign a new contract with superfan Timothée Chalamet, who posted a video of himself shooting at Madison Square Garden (MSG).
Michael Jordan terrorized several NBA franchises over the course of his illustrious career, but his accomplishments and moments against the New York Knicks – in Madison Square Garden especially – might be unmatched.
The New York Knicks kept their momentum in a Game 1 win against the Philadelphia 76ers. New York defeated the 76ers 137-98, and it really wasn’t close throughout the entire game.
James Dolan has a lot on his mind these days. Aside from overseeing the New York Knicks and watching them battle in the playoffs, he also has to handle his other business, Sphere Entertainment Co., as its CEO.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Knicks played a near-perfect game in their 137-98 throttling of the Philadelphia Sixers in game one. Many excused the 76ers no-show due to playing a highly contested game seven in Boston just two nights prior.
It’s the NBA Finals or bust for the New York Knicks. Or at least that’s what team owner James Dolan feels, as he stated in a recent interview that the Knicks must “absolutely” reach the championship round.
JR Smith is speaking out after fans mobbed him at Madison Square Garden following the New York Knicks Game 1 of the NBA Semifinals Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Knicks' early pounding of the 76ers in Game 1 of the second round allowed a few of the lesser-seen faces on the bench to get some extended run. One player who's been limited to just garbage time so far in the playoffs and took the floor Monday with the contest out of hand was rookie Mohamed Diawara.
The Sixers took a loss in Game 1. Joel Embiid took a shot that drew attention. Embiid, who underwent an emergency appendectomy less than a month ago, appeared to grimace after taking contact to his midsection from Knicks forward Mikal Bridges during Monday’s game.
It does not take much for championship-starved Big Apple basketball fans to daydream about what an NBA title run by the New York Knicks might look like.
The New York Knicks are looking at a strong start in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but questions about their long-term coaching direction haven’t gone away.
The New York Knicks have hit never-before-seen heights of dominance through their Eastern Conference semifinals opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks gave the Sixers a public spanking on Monday at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, N.Y.
Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks were absolutely pumping iron on Monday to begin their series against the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a blowout win for the Knicks, with the team towering over the 76ers, 137-98.
With their series-opening win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the New York Knicks sent a message and continued to look unbeatable. The Knicks grabbed a 1-0 lead in their second-round series, dominating the 76ers to the tune of 137-98.
Mikal Bridges delivered some pain to Joel Embiid in Monday’s Game 1. Bridges and the New York Knicks met Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday for the opening game of their second-round playoff series.
Hold on, now: Is any New York Knicks fan to believe, while maintaining a straight face, that their team punched a Round 2 ticket while not having to worry about the champion Boston Celtics?
The Knicks needed a lift to finish off the Hawks. They got something bigger than that. They got a glimpse of a different version of OG Anunoby. The guy known as their top defender turned into their go-to scorer when it mattered most.
The Philadelphia 76ers appeared to be heading toward a first-round playoff exit, facing a 3-1 series deficit to the Boston Celtics. With Saturday's 109-100 win in Game 7, they are heading to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time since 2023.