Phil Jackson, the New York Knicks president of basketball operations, is desperate to move forward Carmelo Anthony off the team in the summer, and he let it be known when speaking to the media last week. “We’ve not been able to win with [Anthony] on the court at this time,” Jackson said. “I think the […]
Continue ReadingIn a late March interview with a Latvian sports magazine, Kristaps Porzingis said he wanted to spend the rest of his career with the New York Knicks — but he provided an important caveat. “Absolutely, I want to stay here all my career. You never know what will happen. At the end of the day […]
Continue ReadingIt has become the must-have play for any serious postseason team: a pick-and-roll involving a wing ball handler and whichever teammate is being defended by the opposing point guard. It is a way to yank the other team’s weakest defender, and often its most important offensive player, into untenable mismatches. The Celtics knew every playoff […]
Continue ReadingCeltics guard Isaiah Thomas lost a front tooth during Sunday’s Game 1 victory over the Washington Wizards, and the team’s initial efforts to reinsert it were unsuccessful. That didn’t stop Thomas from scoring a game-high 33 points on 11-of-23 shooting over 38 minutes while helping the Celtics rally from a 17-point deficit for a 123-111 […]
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