As the play-in rounds are underway in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the New York Knicks, led by head coach Tom Thibodeau, are strategizing game plans to defeat superstar Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
A chunck of the NBA Playoffs will be without the colorful costumes and courtside interviews that is Craig Sager as he undergoes treatment for acute myleoid lukemia.
The NBA Finals gets underway on Tuesday. Two of basketball’s most explosive stars will go up against each other in Kevin Durant and LeBron James. While they have each seen success, neither has a ring yet. Who will get their first and who will win more of them?
The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will face each other in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Monday night in Miami. The winner advances to the 2012 NBA Finals against the victor of the San Antonio-Oklahoma City series. Here’s a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals:
What happened at Madison Square Garden on Sunday only prolonged the inevitable for the Knicks. New York found a way to win a playoff game to end their NBA record postseason losing streak (13), but proved to be no match for the Miami Heat in Game 5 Wednesday night.
Carmelo Anthony had 41, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with under a minute to play, helping the Knicks end their NBA-record 13 game playoff losing streak.
The New York Knicks may be without Amar'e Stoudemire for Game 3, or longer after he punched the glass casing of a fire extinguisher at AmericanAirlines Arena.