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Jalen Brunson starts for New York Knicks despite injured right foot
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson started Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night despite having a sore right foot. The All-Star is averaging a league-high 35.6 points in the postseason, leading the Knicks to a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference...
Charles Oakley declines invite to MSG as long as James Dolan is in charge
Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley says no thanks, he won’t step foot in Madison Square Garden. Not during these NBA playoffs, and certainly not as long as he has an ongoing lawsuit against Madison Square Garden and team owner James Dolan over a tussle with security at a...
OG Anunoby won't play and Jalen Brunson is questionable for the Knicks in Game 3 against the Pacers
NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby won't play for the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night because of a strained left hamstring, while Jalen Brunson is questionable with his sore right foot. Brunson returned from his injury after missing the second...
Jalen Brunson returns from foot injury, sparks Knicks past Pacers for 2-0 lead in East semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson left the locker room on an injured leg, walked onto the court and sent the Madison Square Garden crowd into a frenzy, just as Willis Reed had exactly 54 years earlier. As the roars turned into “MVP! MVP!” chants, Brunson tried to block out the pain...
Jalen Brunson returns for NY in 2nd half of Game 2 vs. Pacers, then Anunoby exits with injury
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson returned for New York in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Wednesday night after missing the second quarter with a sore right foot, but then the Knicks lost OG Anunoby to a left hamstring injury during the highest-scoring playoff game of his career. ...
Jalen Brunson is on a postseason roll not seen since Michael Jordan as the Knicks go for a 2-0 lead
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Brunson's shot at stardom was clear to Tom Thibodeau when he was in high school. Donte DiVincenzo saw it as soon as they became teammates in college. Rick Carlisle witnessed it as Brunson's first professional coach — and now has to figure out how to...
Referees acknowledge incorrectly called kicked ball on Pacers late in loss to Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) — Referees said they incorrectly called a late kicked ball violation Monday night against the Indiana Pacers, who by rule couldn't challenge the play. The Pacers and New York Knicks were tied at 115 with 52 seconds remaining when Aaron Nesmith appeared to knock away a...
Brunson scores 43, rallies Knicks to 121-117 win over Pacers in Game 1 of Eastern Conference semis
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson doesn't go into a game aiming to score 40 points more consistently than anyone in the postseason since Michael Jordan. He only cares about winning games, so a late defensive stop is just as important to him as any of his shots. “The...
Jalen Brunson becomes fourth NBA player with 4 consecutive 40-point games in the postseason
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson has become the fourth player to score 40 or more points in four consecutive postseason games, the first since Michael Jordan in the 1993 NBA Finals. Brunson reached 40 with a big fourth quarter Monday night and finished with 43 to rally the Knicks to a...
NBA conference semifinal preview capsules
Preview capsules for the NBA’s conference semifinals: EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 BOSTON CELTICS (64-18, 4-1) vs. No. 4 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (48-34, 4-3) Season series: Celtics, 2-1. Schedule: Tuesday at Boston, Thursday at Boston, Saturday...
