Conference Semifinals: Who Will Advance? : May 09, 2013

All four of the conference semifinal series are tied at 1-1 after the Miami Heat routed the Chicago Bulls and the Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs last night. So no ...

Celtics, Rockets Vie For History With 0-3 Comebacks : May 02, 2013

It has never happened in basketball. It has in hockey. It finally happened in baseball in 2004. But it has still not happened in basketball. It will someday. Just like someday a 16 ...

Analyzing Round One of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs : April 19, 2013

The regular season is done and finally we know now what the first round match-ups are. Let's look at each Eastern Conference series and give our predictions. Miami Heat vs Milwa ...

NBA Playoffs: Can the Knicks Knock Off the Heat? : April 13, 2013

The New York Knicks, despite losing last night at the Chicago Bulls in overtime 118-111, have been the NBA's hottest team as of late. Their hot streak has people wondering if maybe ...

Don’t Forget About the NBA; Playoff Picture Taking Shape with Heat & Nuggets : March 23, 2013

It's easy this time of the year to kind of forget about the NBA. With all the great college basketball tournament action going on, there isn't much time to watch the pros. Even Ern ...

NBA Playoff Projections: A Different Look Than Last Time : March 15, 2013

There has been a lot of shifting since the last time we took a look at possible playoff scenarios. Now that we are about a month away, we can also make some predictions based on wh ...

NBA MVP Race: Should We Just Give the Trophy to Lebron? : March 12, 2013

The NBA regular season is winding down. Since the playoffs do not figure into the MVP voting, who will win this year's award? Many believe Lebron James has already laid claim to th ...

Odds of Winning the NBA Championship : February 25, 2013

If you think you know who will win it all this year, then you can go place a wager on your team at JustBet. As you may expect, the defending champion Miami Heat is the favorite at ...

NBA Playoffs: Where are the Upsets? : February 24, 2013

As the regular season is winding down, the NBA playoff picture is getting clearer. There are still a lot of spots yet to be decided, but we can already put the Miami Heat in the Ea ...

Harden Leads Rockets to Win Over Thunder 122-119 : February 21, 2013

James Harden and the Houston Rockets got a big win over his old team, the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-119 as he scored 46 points. Harden was moved early in the season in a trade that ...

NBA All Star Break Playoff Seeding Update : February 19, 2013

The NBA season resumes on Tuesday night with most teams having less than 30 games left. Now would be a good time to check in on the playoff races. These will be the match-ups if th ...

Clippers Get Big Road Win at New York : February 11, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers have a rough time lately, but today at Madison Square Garden in front of a slew of celebrities they showed the basketball fans what they can be when health ...

Miami Pounds L.A. Clippers in Return of Chris Paul : February 10, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers welcomed Chris Paul. Blake Griffin and Chauncey Billups back to the lineup of Friday against the Miami Heat. But it was hardly noticeable as Lebron James s ...

Clippers Drop Another on Eastern Road Trip : February 05, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers played without Chris Paul again on Monday and to make matters worse, they also had to scratch Blake Griffin with a sore hamstring. That was more than they ...

Lakers Give One Away With Fourth Quarter Collapse : January 31, 2013

When the tale of the Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 season is finally told, it may be the game on Jan 30 at the Phoenix Suns that is the one that tells the story. The Lakers trying to ...

Clippers Lose Third Straight 93-88 to Suns : January 26, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers are on a three game skid since star point guard Chris Paul re-aggravated his bruised right knee he sustained two weeks ago in a loss to the Orlando Magic. ...

Big Day of NBA Hoops on MLK Holiday : January 21, 2013

The NBA is trying to take over Christmas Day much as the NFL has Thanksgiving Day and motorsports owns Memorial Day. Whether or not families will ever reserve Christmas Day to watc ...

Bulls Top Knicks For Third Time : January 12, 2013

The Chicago Bulls are 3-0 this season against the New York Knicks. On Friday, the Bulls raced out to an early 20 point lead and held that advantage until there were only three minu ...

NBA Playoff Picture Update : January 09, 2013

With the NBA getting near the halfway point, now would be a good time to take a look at the playoff races and possible first round match-ups. In the Western Conference, the Los ...

NBA Monday: Upsets Everywhere! OK Not Everywhere… : January 08, 2013

We didn't get an upset in the big college football game on Monday night. In fact, that game was over right after the opening kickoff. If you were tuning in hoping for an upset, the ...

Clippers Rout Warriors in L.A. 115-89 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers got even for a loss earlier this week to the Golden State Warriors by running the Warriors out of the Staples Center from the opening tip on Saturday night ...

End of the Year NBA Rankings : December 31, 2012

It's the last day of 2012. This seems like a good time to do a top ten NBA rankings. The playoff picture is beginning to take shape a bit as we are getting to within a couple of we ...

NBA Regular Season Too Long? : December 31, 2012

Last year at this time the NBA season was just getting started. Because of a labor dispute between the owners and players, the regular season began on Christmas. There were many, a ...

Clippers win 16th Straight in Utah 116-114 : December 29, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers have showed they can come from behind and can win a close game now. In their 15 game win streak, most of the wins have been rather easy ones for the Clippe ...

Celtics Rout Nets; Lakers Appear to be Getting it Together : December 25, 2012

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking like the team we all thought they'd be this year. On Christmas Day, the Lakers took down the New York Knicks, a team that ran them out of the gym ...

Clippers Win Again 103-77 over Suns for 13th Straight : December 24, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers remained the NBA's hottest team with their 13th win a row, a 103-77 shellacking of the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 23 point ...

NBA Friday: Clippers win 12th Straight; Beat Kings 97-85 : December 22, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers set their franchise record with their 12th win in a row with a win over the Sacramento Kings 97-85 on Friday night. Chris Paul scored 24 points and had 13 ...

Thunder Tops Hawks for 12th Straight Win : December 20, 2012

[caption id="attachment_1190" align="aligncenter" width="570"] photo taken by Jim Folsom 12-19-12[/caption] The Oklahoma City Thunder don't have very many losses to avenge this ...

Linsanity Returns to New York; Hands Knicks First Home Loss : December 18, 2012

Jeremy Lin returned to Madison Square Garden on Monday night. This was the arena where he made name for himself last season, and parlayed that into a lot of money this season, alth ...

Updated NBA Rankings: Thunder Claim Top Spot : December 17, 2012

In out third installment of the NBA's Top Ten Rankings, the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed our top spot. Kevin Durant looks as good as ever and they have not missed a beat since Dea ...

NBA Weekend Recap: Clippers Cruise; Lakers Win Again : December 17, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers are cruising right along. So is the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder has won 10 in a row after beating the Sacramento Kings on Friday 113-103. Kevin Dura ...

Knicks Beat Nets on Kidd Three Pointer 100-97 : December 12, 2012

Carmelo Anthony led the New York Knicks with 45 points to help them score a win over their newest rival, the Brooklyn Nets in the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. Jason Kidd broke a 9 ...

NBA Sunday Results: Lakers Drop Another One : December 11, 2012

It was a busy Sunday for the folks who work at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Clippers hosted an afternoon game against the Toronto Raptors. The Clippers beat them ...

Heat End Mini-Skid With Win Over Hornets : December 09, 2012

Dwayne Wade led the 13-5 Miami Heat out of a two-game slide with 26 points while his teammate Lebron James added 24 points ans they beat the New Orleans Hornets 106-90 in Miami on ...

Knicks Top Heat Without ‘Melo : December 07, 2012

For the second time in two meetings this season, the New York Knicks have hammered the Miami Heat. The first time was in New York right after Hurricane Sandy. That one was easy for ...

Nets Host Knicks in Brooklyn; Win in OT : November 27, 2012

The New York Knicks were supposed to visit the Brooklyn Nets in he season opener at the New Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. It was supposed to be the arrival of big league pro sports ...

NBA “Rankings” Update: A New #1 in Memphis : November 26, 2012

It's been a couple of weeks since we updated our NBA Top Ten Rankings, so let's get to it: 1. Memphis Grizzlies (9-2)- The Grizzlies have won nine out of ten. These have not bee ...

NBA Thursday: Unbeaten Knicks Rally Past Spurs 104-100 : November 16, 2012

The undefeated New York Knicks stayed that way, rallying from 12 points down in the last 7 minutes to beat the 7-2 San Antonio Spurs 104-100 on Thursday night. The Knicks were led ...

NBA Top 10 Rankings: Knicks #1 in the Early Going : November 12, 2012

What if they had an NBA poll? Where would your favorite team be ranked? That all depends on who is doing the ranking. Are the people doing the rankings watching the games? Are they ...

NBA Preseason Results 10-24 : October 25, 2012

There were seven games on the Wednesday night schedule in the NBA. NBA TV televised a couple of them, first they had the Houston Rockets at the New Orleans  Hornets, followed the ...

Saturday Preseason NBA Action : October 21, 2012

On Saturday we had some good games in the NBA as teams are getting down to the last couple of games before they tip it up for real. You are likely to see starters get more minutes ...

NBA Preseason Friday Night Recap : October 20, 2012

In Friday's NBA preseason action, the Orlando Magic won for the first time in the preseason with a 112-96 win over the Indiana Pacers. Glen "Big Baby" Davis led the Magic with 22 p ...

Nets Top Sixers in Overtime : October 15, 2012

While we spent the weekend watching football and playoff baseball, the NBA was busy getting ready for the season playing preseason games. On Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets and Philade ...

Heat Top Clippers; Sixer Ruin Magic’s Home Opener : October 12, 2012

In NBA preseason action on Thursday, the Miami Heat took on the Los Angeles Clippers in China. The stars played some significant minutes for the NBA crazed Chinese fans. Lebron Jam ...

Training Camps Open in 12 Days for Teams Going into Foreign Countries : September 17, 2012

The NBA season is just around the corner. It seems like only a short time ago we were crowning the Miami Heat the NBA Champions. That's because it was a short time ago. Here are ...

Eastern Conference Playoff Picks: Bulls to Face Heat : April 27, 2012

Now we know for sure what the playoff match-ups are. No more “if the season ended now”, the matches are set. Here are my picks for the Eastern Conference. 1 vs. 8- Philadelp ...

Knicks Top Clippers; Grizzlies Move into Fourth Spot : April 26, 2012

It looks like Memphis will host the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs. The people who work at the Staples Center will be happy about th ...

Knicks Beat Hawks in Sunday Nail-Biter : April 24, 2012

On Sunday, the Knicks were led by Carmelo Anthony’s 39 point performance in a 113-112 shootout win over the Atlanta Hawks. Ironically, it was a defensive play that decided the ga ...

NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: The Match-ups : April 18, 2012

With a bit over ten days left in the regular season, six teams in the East are already in. Let’s look at the match-ups if the season ended now: EASTERN CONFERENCE 1 vs. 8- ...

Bulls Answer Knicks With Win in Chicago : April 11, 2012

On Sunday in New York the Knicks won a thriller over the Bulls. On Tuesday the Bulls got pay back in Chicago 98-86. Derick Rose missed the game, his 13th absence in 14 games. But R ...

Knicks Pull One Out Over Bulls : April 09, 2012

Derrick Rose made his return from injury on Sunday in Madison Square Garden. He didn’t quite shake all the rust off though as he missed two critical free throws in the last secon ...

Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: Bulls, Heat and then Everyone Else : April 05, 2012

Yesterday we looked at the Western Conference Playoff Picture and how the teams matched up as of yesterday’s standings. Now let’s do the same for the East. 1 vs. 8-New York ...

Jeremy Lin Done for the Year? Knee Surgery Awaits : April 01, 2012

In one of the feel-good stories of this basketball season, Jeremy Lin came from the end of the bench to lead a struggling Knicks teams to six straight wins while piling up some ver ...

Bulls Trounce Hawks Without Rose; Knicks Beat Magic Without Amare or Lin : March 29, 2012

“We played great,” Deng said. “Guys got easy looks because of the ball movement. The thing we did well is, even when they made their run, we responded right away,” Deng sai ...

New York Knicks Lose Head Coach Mark D’Antoni; Then Crush Blazers : March 15, 2012

WOW! How quickly can you go from genius to the unemployment line? The Coach who “discovered” Jeremy Lin a few weeks ago and made several teams look stupid by cutting him, is no ...

Miami Shows Philly How Far They Still Have to Go : February 24, 2012

The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the surprise teams this season. On Friday they had a chance to show that they were for real with a home game against Eastern Conference favo ...

Lin-Sanity Reaches 7 Games as Knicks Reach .500 : February 16, 2012

The Jeremy Lin saga is now seven games old. And the New York Knicks are 7-0. This story is only gaining momentum the longer this winning streak goes on. Sure there are detractors. ...

New York Knicks Star Jeremy Lin a Feel Good Story for the NBA : February 13, 2012

After an off season of bickering over money and cancelled games, the NBA really needed someone for the fans to get fired up about this year. Enter Jeremy Lin. Lin is one of thos ...

NBA Atlantic Division Update: Nobody Taking Charge So Far : December 31, 2011

1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-3 and 1-3: Those are the records of the teams in the Atlantic Division thus far. It’s early yet, but clearly not the start these teams wanted. The Celtics got ...

Knicks Beat Celtics in a Thriller at the Garden : December 27, 2011

Carmelo Anthony lit up the Boston Celtics for 37 points, including the last two from the free throw line, to help the Knicks and their fans celebrate Christmas in style, 104-102. A ...

new york knicks History

The NBA New York Knickerbockers, or Knicks are they are familiarly known, are based out of New York City. The Knicks play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference as part of the National Basketball Association. In 1946 they were one of the Basket Association of America's founding members. When the National Basketball League and BAA merged they joined the NBA. The Knicks and Boston Celtics are the only two teams from the original members of the National Basketball Association that still play in their original city. The nickname of Knickerbocker derived from the pseudonym that Washington Irving used for "A History of New York." The name was first applied to Dutch settler descendants and later was used in general to describe New Yorkers.

The Knicks first rose to prominence in 1968-1975. Red Holzman was hired to be their new head coach in 1968 and the Knicks made the playoffs, led by young players like Walt "Clyde" Frazier and Bill Bradley. In 1969-70 the Knicks won 18 games in a row to set the NBA single season record and went 60-22 overall their best season record. The New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, despite a severe injury to captain Willis Reed, to win their first championship. The jerseys for the complete starting lineup from the 1969-70 Knicks team have all been retired. They include No. 10 Walt Frazier, No. 19 Willis Reed, No. 22 Dave DeBusschere, No. 24 Bill Bradley and No. 12 Dick Barnett. In 1972 the Knicks made it to the Finals once again after acquiring Earl "The Pearl" Monroe and Jerry Lucas, but lost in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers. The next year the Knicks beat the Lakers and won their second NBA championship title.

In 1985 the Knicks drafted Georgetown University center Patrick Ewing as the number one overall pick that year. During the Ewing Era (1985-2000) the Knicks made it into the playoffs on a regular basis, but fell in the Eastern Conference playoff rounds to the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers several times. The Knicks lost the NBA finals in 1993-94 to the Houston Rockets and in 1998-99 to the San Antonio Spurs.