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Will Tom Thibodeau shake up Knicks' struggling starting five? Something needs to change as pivotal Game 3 awaits

For most of the past five months, the Knicks have played well in spite of their starting lineup. The starting five’s net rating from Jan. 1 to the end of the regular season was -1.4. But the Knicks went 28-21 in that span and finished the year with 51 wins. In their first two playoff […]

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Pacers vs. Knicks, Game 2: New York's big problem? Its starters continue to be no match for Indiana

NEW YORK — If you find yourself in a hole, you should probably stop digging. The New York Knicks are in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. They won 51 games this season — the most any Knicks team has won since 2011-12. They’ve won 50-plus in consecutive seasons for the

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Pascal Siakam scores 39, Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks with 114-109 victory

NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers are headed home, halfway to a chance to play for an elusive NBA title. They might prefer to stay right where they are. Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in

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Gary Payton on Nico Harrison trading Luka Doncic: ‘It wasn’t his call to make that decision. He made a decision based on what he was told to do’

Gary Payton: And then I feel for Nico, man. Nico was my rep at Nike—that’s like a little brother to me. He always looked up to me like that. So I feel for him because of what he took, you know what I’m saying? People don’t understand—he’s the President and General Manager. He can’t make

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Knicks’ Jalen Brunson looking to end foul trouble woes: ‘Gotta be smart’

Foul trouble is not something Jalen Brunson usually struggles with. But it’s become a problem in recent games. He picked up his fifth foul with 10:05 left in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 138-135 Game 1 overtime loss to the Pacers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. He had to sit until the…

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