Joakim Noah
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Humbled Noah Seeking Redemption
Joakim Noah used the word ‘humbling’ over and over again after practice on Friday. Every time he said it, you could hear the sincerity and pain in his voice. Noah is set to return to the Knicks for Monday night’s game against the Cavaliers at The Garden. He’ll sit out Saturday night’s home game against […]
Noah Fighting Painful Season
Towards the end of what was, by all accounts, one of the most intense and chippy Knicks’ practices of the season on Tuesday, Joakim Noah stood next to coach Jeff Hornacek and talked basketball, the two gesturing toward different spots on the floor. Noah then did the same with assistant coach Jerry Sichting. The Knicks […]
Melo Catches Fire, But Knicks Falter in Final Moments
WIZARDS 113, KNICKS 110 The greatness that still exists within Carmelo Anthony exploded in an array of jump shots through a torrid second quarter that may have ironically set the Knicks up for yet another frustrating failure. Think about it, it’s hard to imagine the Knicks are even in the game at halftime — let […]
Jan 20, 2017
Knicks’ Reserves Show Fortitude, Beat Boston
KNICKS 117, CELTICS 106 The players telling Jeff Hornacek that they do believe they can make the playoffs wasn’t the best thing he heard Wednesday night in Boston. The fact that they backed it up with one of their best efforts of the season proved it wasn’t just hollow talk. No, the best thing that Hornacek […]
Jan 19, 2017
Melo, Knicks Get Retribution in Milwaukee
KNICKS 116, BUCKS 11 There will come a time later in the season, if a playoff berth or winning record is secured, when we’ll look back at this as The Ron Baker Game. But for the Knicks to become the team that Jeff Hornacek envisions, it would be better to look back on these last […]
Jan 7, 2017
Knicks Reveal Moxie Despite Bucks Buzzer Beater
Some games you give credit to a great shot, like the game-winner Giannis Antetokounmpo made at the buzzer for the Bucks. But in situations like this one, you don’t point the finger, you point the thumb. “We just gave it away,” Lance Thomas said. “It should have never gotten to that point.” We spent a […]
Jan 5, 2017
Knicks Exhibit Guts & Grit in Defeat to Rockets
ROCKETS 129, KNICKS 122 These are the games that give coaches sleepless nights, more than missed last-second shot or a bad call. It’s efforts like the one his undermanned team gave last night in Houston — while James Harden put forth a historic performance — that had Jeff Hornacek shaking his head. “That’s all we […]
Jan 1, 2017
Crispy’s Pre-Game Notebook: Knicks at Rockets
NEW YORK KNICKS (16-16) After last night’s 104-92 defeat to the Pelicans, the Knicks have lost six of their last eight contests, including five straight on the road. They have also dropped four games to teams under .500 this season. Knick Facts: New York is 0-5 on the back end of back-to-backs. Houston is 7-0 […]
Melo-Less Knicks Lose Heartbreaker in Atlanta
HAWKS 102, KNICKS 98 For all of those nostalgic for those 90s Knicks — which we just referenced in the previous Knicks Fix — here was a throwback game for you. Three technical fouls, two flagrant fouls, one ejection, 53 free throws, 30 turnovers and neither team shot over 40 percent. It was a slugfest. […]
Dec 29, 2016