AP sources: Clippers get Johnson after trade with Knicks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers’ tradition of making a move on draft night continued Thursday as they moved up to select Tennessee guard Keon Johnson after making a trade with the New York Knicks. People with knowledge of the details said the Clippers sent the No. 25 pick and a future second-rounder […]
Back in NCAA: Larry Brown joins Hardaway’s staff at Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added Hall of Famer Larry Brown to the Tigers’ staff as an assistant, reuniting the former New York Knicks player and coach. Brown, 80, is the only coach to win championships in both the NCAA (with Kansas in 1988) and the NBA (Detroit Pistons, 2004) over […]
New York’s Tom Thibodeau picked as NBA’s coach of the year
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Thibodeau got the New York Knicks back to the playoffs, guiding the team to its second-best record in 20 years. And in the eyes of the voters, that coaching job was the best in the NBA. Thibodeau was revealed Monday as the NBA’s Coach of the Year for 2020-21, as […]
Young scores 36 points, Hawks finish off Knicks in Game 5
NEW YORK (AP) — Trae Young put the finishing touches on his impressive first playoff series with 36 points and nine assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 103-89 on Wednesday night in Game 5. Clint Capela backed up his confident words from a day earlier with 14 points and 15 rebounds […]
Young leads Hawks to 113-96 win over Knicks, 3-1 series lead
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 27 points, John Collins added 22 despite a smack to the lip and the Hawks frustrated Julius Randle and the New York Knicks once again, pulling away in the second half for a 113-96 victory Sunday that gave Atlanta a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. The Hawks will […]
After spitting ordeal, Young leads Hawks past Knicks 105-94
ATLANTA (AP) — Shaking off a spitting incident at Madison Square Garden, Trae Young dazzled in the first home playoff game of his career, scoring 21 points and dishing out 14 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 105-94 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their opening-round series Friday night. […]
PODCAST: Mulligan – Episode 16
This week Mulligan is all NBA as Matt talks about the playoffs. He discusses the young stars who are stepping up so far in the in the playoffs and gives his take on what the outcome of each first round series will be.
Rose, Randle rally Knicks past Hawks to tie series at 1-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose scored 26 points, Julius Randle shook off a miserable first half to lead a third-quarter turnaround and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-92 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to tie the series. Randle was 0 for 6 with just two points at halftime and the […]
Young hits runner with 0.9 left to lift Hawks past Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd that waited eight years to see another Knicks playoff game needed just minutes to make Trae Young its target. Young heard the fans’ hate. Then he silenced them. “I’ve always looked at it that I’m doing something right if I’m affecting them with my play that much that they […]
They’re back: Knicks, Hawks to return with big playoff crowd
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s being hyped as the largest indoor event in New York since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with a crowd of 15,000 expected at Madison Square Garden. For a long time, like back when Tom Thibodeau was an assistant coach with the Knicks in the late 1990s, playoff games were […]