Jalen Brunson scored 20 of his 35 points in the first quarter Tuesday night and the New York Knicks defeated the host Toronto Raptors 117-101 in their NBA Cup quarterfinal.
Karl-Anthony Towns missed Sunday’s 106-100 win over the Orlando Magic due to left calf tightness, but he looks just fine in Tuesday’s NBA Cup clash with the Toronto Raptors.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The New York Knicks have cleared star center Karl-Anthony Towns to play against the Toronto Raptors in tonight's NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup. Towns was seen warming up before tipoff at Scotiabank Arena after missing the team's last game with a calf injury.
The New York Knicks are winners of three straight games and are currently No. 2 behind the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference standings. However, despite their recent success, NBA.com writer John Schuhmann has them one spot lower in his weekly power rankings.
The New York Knicks aim to extend their nine-game dominance over Toronto when they face the Raptors in the NBA Cup quarterfinal at Scotiabank Arena. With
The NBA Cup is only entering its third year as a featured component of the season's schedule, but it's already producing opinions all across the spectrum as fans determine whether they in-season tournament does it for them.
Fans of the New York Knicks were warned about how the squad's historically performed under the bright lights of the NBA Cup before tournament action even kicked off this fall.
Welcome to the NBA Cup, where the value’s made up and the (championship game) points don’t matter. The New York Knicks have accomplished plenty so far in this young season, viewed by many as their most legitimate championship chance in quite some time.
Most of the time, things in the NBA go as people expect. Here and there, though, some players, for one reason or another, just don't meet expectations, whether it's due to injury or other situational pitfalls.
The dream of Giannis Antetokounmpo in a New York Knicks jersey is still alive, but the road to making it happen has become much tougher. The Knicks remain interested, the star has shown intrigue in New York before, yet the landscape around a possible deal has clearly shifted.
The Knicks will be aiming for their fourth consecutive win when they go up against the Raptors. New York is also looking to secure a spot in the NBA Cup semifinals with a win.
The New York Knicks have been in a major NBA Championship drought. The New York Knicks haven’t won the NBA Championship since 1973. They haven’t made the NBA Finals since 1999.
The visiting New York Knicks can advance to the East semifinals of the NBA Cup Tuesday night by maintaining their mastery of the Toronto Raptors. The Knicks have defeated the Raptors nine consecutive times entering their NBA Cup quarterfinal in Canada.
The New York Knicks will play against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday in the NBA Cup quarterfinals. They finished top of East Group C, winning three of their four group games, and will be confident of advancing to the final four.
Teams having identities in sports is what helps to establish parity. And parity is what defines championships, eras, and how teams are remembered. But following their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years, the New York Knicks wagered their identity when they fired head coach Tom Thibodeau.
New York Knicks guard Josh Hart is not going to win any Parent of the Year awards after Sunday’s game against the Orlando Magic. Hart checked out of the game as his Knicks led the Magic 104-92 with 1:35 left at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, N.Y.
New York Knicks guard Miles McBride was injured in the third quarter of Sunday’s win over Orlando, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter links).