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The last time we saw Taylor Swift, she sat courtside rooting for Cleveland while her goon boyfriend snoozed on her shoulder, drowsy after housing some brews. Tonight, she made two wise corrections. She wore the orange and blue to root for the Knicks versus the Spurs, and she left the lughead home. In a first-half […]
The Knicks enter Game Four with a chance to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. First they must correct the offensive issues that led to their 115-111 loss in Game Three. While the Spurs deserve credit for defensive adjustments centered around Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, New York’s biggest problems were self-inflicted: […]
The New York Knicks host the San Antonio Spurs tonight at Madison Square Garden in Game Four of the NBA Finals. New York leads the series 2-1. A victory would put the Knicks one win away from their first championship since 1973. A loss? That would turn this into a best-of-three series heading back to […]
Here is my latest conversation with J.R. Wilco of Pounding the Rock. On Monday night, the Knicks shooting went cold and the Spurs handed them their first loss in 13 games. Now, with New York clinging to a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, they must defend home court and prevent a series tie before heading […]
Shouts out to everybody who reads and enjoys and comments on the Knicks Bulletin pieces at P&T. Y’all keep it going even though my Kindle died in the making of this, the longest-ever edition of it. You bet karma will make up for it tonight. Knicks in five! Mike Brown On returning to their winning […]
The 2026 NBA Finals were supposed to be one with a lot of really fun and cool storylines. You have the young Spurs lead by an international superstar in Victor Wembanyama taking on Jalen Brunson, his college buddies, and the New York Knicks looking to get revenge on the 1999 NBA Finals for a chance […]
Heading into a highly anticipated Finals matchup between a hot Knicks team and a young and upcoming Spurs team, Mitchell Robinson was consistently brought up as someone who could have a big impact even in limited minutes. In the past, he’s dominated games, even series, with his elite offensive rebounding and game-changing defense. And he’s […]
On Monday, I wrote about how Mike Brown was always making the right adjustments for the Knicks to allow them to cruise through this playoff run. The amount of adversity the Knicks have faced has been minimal, but they’ve done a great job adjusting to all of it. Well, for the first time in over […]
Let’s get this straight and get rid of the most stupid part of this whole story even before we get started: Jalen Brunson is not why the NBA Finals are now a series. Brunson surely is not a problem—any problem—for the Knicks, no matter how you look at it, let alone after a run that […]
The Knicks didn’t win a game for the first time in 14 attempts, and since CJ McCollum ignited the second-greatest postseason run in NBA history. New York won 13 straight, and is now just two away—with four more opportunities to get those dubs—from winning the whole thing. Here’s the latest from MSG’s action on Monday. […]
They had to lose some time, right? The dream of 15 straight wins to a title always felt a bit unlikely against a very talented and hungry Spurs team, but you believed it a little after Game 2. Unfortunately, the Garden lights weren’t too bright for San Antonio, unlike some other teams. Let’s get to […]
For Game Three of the NBA Finals, a graphic of the Larry O’Brien Trophy was laid under the Knicks logo at halfcourt. This marks the very first time the image of the trophy has ever been placed there. Others have said it, but allow me to reiterate: seeing the iconic trophy on the court at […]
When the San Antonio Spur starting lineup was introduced, the loudest boos were for Victor Wembanyama. Before the national anthem was halfway finished, the loudest boos were for President Sex Offender. By the end of the night, the people’s ire was centered on the officials. And through it all, the Spurs did not care. San […]
The New York Knicks return to Madison Square Garden tonight for Game Three of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. on ABC. The Knicks lead 2-0 and can move within one win of their first championship since 1973. Meanwhile, after surrendering a 14 point lead in the opening […]
Intense playoff basketball calls for heightened scrutiny on the margins. Every rotation matters. The margins are small enough that each small schematic shift can not only swing games, but also define entire seasons. For that reason, coaching stands out this time of year. The good coaches are usually the ones who make it to this […]
Pinched myself. Still awake. Here we go. The Knicks return to Madison Square Garden tonight for Game Three of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. on ABC. The Knicks have won 13 straight games and are two wins from their first championship since 1973, while the Spurs face […]
Here’s my latest conversation with J.R. Wilco of Pounding the Rock. After a pair of nail-biters in San Antonio, the NBA Finals shift to Madison Square Garden with the Knicks holding a 2-0 lead and the Spurs searching for answers. In the latest edition of our ongoing Finals correspondence, J.R. and I discuss Game Two’s […]
Remember those long breaks between the second and third rounds, then the Conference Finals and the Finals? Having an extra day of rest between Games 2 and 3 felt like twice as long to me. Thank God we’re back at it. Here’s another humongous Bulletin ahead of Game 3, covering everything that went down on […]
The New York Knicks were never going to win the trade. Not in November. Not in December. Not in January. Not in April or May. Simply put, Mikal Bridges would forever need to carry the weight of landing in Manhattan by way of five draft picks sent across the bridge to Brooklyn. The Knicks’ package […]
The loudest I’ve ever heard Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden was May 16, 1997. Game 6, Knicks vs. Heat. 48 hours earlier, P.J. Brown lit the match that David Stern’s dumb de jure brain fanned into the fire that torched the ‘90s Knicks last shot at MJ and the Bulls, ergo their last shot […]
“You’re gonna have a dude. You have to have a 1A dude. And they’re missing that. He too small. “I have a philosophy: If your best player is small, you’re not winning. John Stockton, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, you can go down the list… Steph Curry is the only—he’s in a different class.” — Becky […]
Why do we have to wait one more day to enjoy another Knicks game? Who would have thought, but turns out ballers also rest on weekends. We don’t, so here’s another Bulletin presented by your very own. Mike Brown On not looking too far amid the NBA Finals: “One of the things that we preach […]
The New York Knicks are just two wins from earning their first championship since they last hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy all the way back in 1973. They might as well have won it already. After Friday’s 105-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, New York is standing […]
“And David put his hand in his bag,” wrote the anonymous or eponymous author of the book of Samuel, “and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the […]
You don’t want to make declarative statements midway through a series. The job is nowhere near finished, even if history and all logic suggests that a team who’s had the most dominant 13-game winning streak in the history of basketball won’t suddenly go 1-4 with three remaining games at home. Knicks fans have waited 53 […]