Category: New York Knicks

 

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, March 17, 2025, in New York.

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, March 17, 2025, in New York.

 

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns reacts after scoring a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, March 17, 2025, in New York.

 

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns reacts after scoring a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, March 17, 2025, in New York.

 

 

New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) is surrounded by Miami Heat defenders, including center Bam Adebayo (13) and guard Tyler Herro (14), during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

 

New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) is surrounded by Miami Heat defenders, including center Bam Adebayo (13) and guard Tyler Herro (14), during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

 

New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa, left, drives to the basket past Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

 

New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa, left, drives to the basket past Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 28 points, Josh Hart tied a franchise record with his eighth triple-double this season and the New York Knicks beat Miami 116-95 on Monday night, sending the Heat to their first eight-game losing streak of coach Erik Spoelstra’s career.

 

Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points for the Knicks, who fell behind 12-0, then completely turned around the game after Towns scored 15 straight in the second quarter. New York won the season series 3-0 for its first sweep of Miami since 1992-93.

 

New York led by six midway though the third quarter when the game was delayed for the court to be cleaned after actor and comedian Tracy Morgan vomited while sitting courtside. The Knicks outscored the Heat 24-6 after the delay to lead 88-64 heading into the fourth.

 

Duncan Robinson scored 22 points for the Heat (29-39), who lost a game they led by double digits for the 18th time this season. The eight-game skid is their longest since March 2008, the last season under Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley before Spoelstra took over.

 

Takeaways

Heat: Miami has blown leads against everybody but specialized in that against the Knicks this season. The Heat led by at least 13 in all three losses.

 

Knicks: New York predicably looked low on energy early after finishing a five-game West Coast trip late Saturday night. But Towns, Bridges and Hart were more than enough to revive a team playing without injured All-Star Jalen Brunson.

 

Key moment

Miami led 31-18 after getting the first basket of the second quarter. Towns then scored the next 15 points, including three 3-pointers and a pair of dunks, to give the Knicks their first lead at 33-31.

 

Key stat

Hart had 12 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to tie Hall of Fame guard Walt Frazier’s total of eight triple-doubles in 1968-69. Hart has 14 triple-doubles with the Knicks, which ranks fourth in franchise history.

 

 

 

 

 

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson speaks during a media day press conference at the MSG training facility in Tarrytown, NY.

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson speaks during a media day press conference at the MSG training facility in Tarrytown, NY. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

On Wednesday night, the New York Knicks beat the Portland Trail Blazers (in overtime) by a score of 114-113.

 

Mikal Bridges nailed the game-winning shot as time expired.

 

Via The New York Knicks: “MIKAL BRIDGES, ARE YOU SERIOUS!!?

 

 

After the game, Jalen Brunson (who did not play) sent out a post on X.

 

There were over 4,000 likes and 40,000 impressions in less than 25 minutes.

 

 

Bridges finished the win with 33 points, four rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block while shooting 13/21 from the field and 2/4 from the three-point range in 41 minutes of playing time.

 

With the win, the Knicks improved to 43-23 in 66 games, which has them as the third seed in the Eastern Conference.

 

They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak.

 

Following the Trail Blazers, the Knicks will play their next game on Saturday night when they visit Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

 

On the road, they are 22-12 in 34 games away from Madison Square Garden.

 

Brunson is in the middle of another fantastic season with averages of 26.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 49.0% from the field and 38.4% from the three-point range in 61 games.

 

He has missed the last three with an injury.

 

Via New York Knicks PR (on March 7): “Jalen Brunson sustained a sprain to his right ankle. An update on his status will be given in approximately 2 weeks.”

 

 

 

The New York Knicks entered Wednesday night’s road matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers looking to get their season back on track.

 

New York had dropped three of their previous four games entering Wednesday’s game and they were in desperate need of building off Monday’s dominant victory over the Sacramento Kings.

 

That is exactly what the Knicks did, securing a hard-fought 114-113 overtime victory over the Trail Blazers, thanks to a game-winning, buzzer-beater three-pointer by Mikal Bridges.

 

This was Bridges’ first career game-winning buzzer-beater, and it came at the perfect time for the Knicks.

 

Bridges led the way for the Knicks as he recorded 33 points, four rebounds and four assists, including the game-winning three.

 

OG Anunoby added 23 points and seven rebounds of his own while Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

 

This was a massive victory for the Knicks as they now sit just four and a half games behind the Boston Celtics for the second seed in the Eastern Conference standings thanks to Boston’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.

 

It was also a great sign for Bridges who had been struggling recently, so the Knicks hope that his game winner will give him a boost for the rest of the season with the playoffs right around the corner.

 

Of course, Bridges has been a key part of the Knicks’ success this season as he is averaging 17.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 49.2% from the field and 34.9% from three.

 

Despite this, he has struggled at times this season, but Bridges taking over Wednesday’s game was a good sign for New York, especially with Jalen Brunson sidelined for at least another week due to an ankle injury.

 

Bridges and the Knicks will now look to push their winning streak to three games on Saturday when they take on the red-hot Golden State Warriors.