Knicks

Good Stuff · Kispert added some twos to his usual diet of threes. · Jordan Goodwin had a strong all-around game — 11 points, 7 rebounds (including 3 offensive ...

+PTS = “Plus Points,” this stat is a measure of the points gained or lost by each player based on their efficiency in this game compared to league average efficiency on the same number of possessions. USG includes shooting from the floor and free throw line, offensive rebounds, assists and turnovers. Points produced is not the same as points scored. Game Score (GmSC) converts individual production into points on the scoreboard. - The Wizards found some success trapping the ball handler in pick and roll. In small sample sizes, the numbers can get weird. He had some solid defensive possessions, and the team defense was at its best when he was on the floor. PPA is my overall production metric, which credits players for things they do that help a team win (scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defending) and dings them for things that hurt (missed shots, turnovers, bad defense, fouls). and the [Washington Wizards](https://www.bulletsforever.com) gave a nearly perfect clinic on how to tank. And then, they got their doors blown off in the second half until a garbage time run brought the final margin down to a respectable nine points. On the other, competent veteran point guard play can help youngsters run the offense, and Wright’s someone who provides correction and accountability when there’s a missed assignment. They played the kids (more on that in a moment), even giving rookie Johnny Davis his first start.

The Knicks, who have won four straight and seven of their last 10, are headed to the playoffs for the second time in the last three seasons.

Brook Lopez added 21 points while Khris Middleton scored 19 points along with a team-high nine assists for the Bucks. Nikola Vucevic recorded his 48th double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls. and Jalen Green combined for 44 points with Green adding seven assists. Eugene Omoruyi supplied 19 points and Jaden Ivey had 14 points with six assists. Fred VanVleet scored 20 points and also set a franchise record with 20 assists, becoming the first player in Raptors history to have a 20-point, 20-assist game. Chicago rallied from down 23 points in the first half with a dominant third quarter on both ends of the court. Cole Anthony had 17 points and six rebounds for Orlando, which tied its season high with 17 3-pointers and shot 57.3 percent from the field. Durant scored 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, helping the Suns hold off a Thunder rally. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 39 points for the Thunder, and Josh Giddey added 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Dallas also got 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Doncic and 18 points from Wood. The Mavericks had a chance to win the game with 1.2 seconds left in regulation, but Christian Wood missed the second of two free-throw attempts to leave Dallas one point behind. Atlanta got 25 points from Dejounte Murray, 18 points and 10 rebounds from John Collins and 14 points and 11 boards from Clint Capela.

With the Knicks sitting at 46-33 following their fourth consecutive win, New York has officially clinched a playoff berth thanks in part to Obi Toppin.

His talent as a finisher is obvious and it has always been confusing as to why it is never utilized off the bench. The confidence Toppin put on display was incredible and something we haven’t seen much of all season long. At one point in this game, the Knicks were down 10, but just like their last win against the Wizards, they marched back in the second half to pull out a W.

The New York Knicks and their fans are hungry to be relevant again. Head coach Tom Thibodeau has them back in the playoffs for the second time in three ...

Robinson played a diminished role off the bench as the Celtics reached the NBA Finals, and he was traded to Oklahoma City just one year later. Robinson was traded to the Celtics in 2010 with Marcus Landry for J.R Giddens, Eddie House, and Henry Walker. The undersized point guard was a joy to watch, but the Knicks struggled throughout his tenure in New York. The 5’9 point guard instantly cracked the rotation and became a spark off the bench for the Knicks. It has not always been this bad for the Knicks, and hopefully, this is just the beginning of another successful run. New York is no stranger to marquee talent, and they have two championships under their belt.

Sunday's victory over Washington clinched a playoff berth for the Knicks, who have a magic number of two to clinch at least the fifth seed and could still ...

The New York Knicks will not "coast" after clinching their place in the NBA playoffs, assured Tom Thibodeau and Jalen Brunson.

"We certainly feel like Giannis is the MVP," Budenholzer said. "He does everything: play-makes, attacks, gets to the free throw line. "It's kind of like the Bron effect. "He makes it look so easy. "He's been doing this too much, I feel like people get bored of it. Embiid had 29 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

Pundits had them pegged for the Play-In. But with their win Sunday, the Knicks made the playoffs and will have a huge first-round matchup.

[Boston](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/celtics/) game, it was from Quickley. [Isaiah Hartenstein](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/isaiah-hartenstein-hjMEcIELScZcAVNC/) is one of the league’s best backup centers. [Immanuel Quickley](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/immanuel-quickley-wfpT7zaohPj0ceDm/) has made the leap. In the one in Miami, it was Randle. In Year 2, [Quentin Grimes](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/quentin-grimes-DgQtYWocCVzY7MN8/) is already a dependable starter. Maybe it was the other win over the Cavs. Or that crazier Miami game in March, the one when Randle drained a step-back for the win. [Washington Wizards](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/wizards/). It argues for best win of the season. [Mitchell Robinson](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/mitchell-robinson-w8R3xsrQqLB0GSYj/) is a better defender and offensive rebounder than ever. They’re second in the NBA in both points per possession and point differential per possession over this 22-game stretch. They are nearly guaranteed to finish fifth in the East, which will mean participating in one of the [NBA](https://theathletic.com/nba/)’s more anticipated first-round series: Knicks versus [Cleveland Cavaliers](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/cavaliers/); top-level defense versus top-of-the-line offense; [Donovan Mitchell](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/donovan-mitchell-c5XmTqu40nNV02JE/) versus the team for which he never played.

But as the Mavericks struggled against Jimmy Butler and the Heat, the Knicks had to wait at least another day to punch their ticket to the playoffs.

While his counting stats may not show it, Mitchell Robinson has become a more complete player, one crucial to this Knicks brand of basketball.

He is and has always been a defensive anchor for this team, he can continue to block shots and bring down rebounds but can do so while positively impacting the team in more ways as his game continues to mature and develop. He is able to stay on the court for longer now because he is not fouling or getting the team into foul trouble. That number is down to a -0.2 difference at this point in the Block Ness Monster’s native’s career which is good enough for the 58th percentile. Mitchell Robinson is never going to be the most skilled perimeter player on the court, nor does he need to be. What Mitch has done to improve his game for the Knicks is to limit his mistakes and flaws as much as possible. Offensively, Robinson’s numbers look fairly similar in a lot of regards, with small jumps from having the 167th-best big man assist percentage down to the 144th-best, but there is one category where you can see the most improvement for Mitch throughout his young career. If you are reading this article on this website, you probably did not need me to tell you that Mitchell Robinson is a good shot blocker and offensive rebounder. Now in year five, he is playing close to 27 minutes per game, which is just about his peak in minutes per game. The former McDonalds All-American leads the NBA in offensive rebounding percentage, grabbing a remarkable 17.2% of all possible offensive rebounds over the last two seasons. So, let’s look at what the seven-footer has done in his time in New York and how he has developed over time. This is a statistic that is designed to measure players’ positive impact while they are on the court and their overall influence on winning. While that can be a hard data point to quantify, Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid, who are largely considered the MVP favorites, are first and third, respectively, in this category.

For most of the night it didn't look that way. The Wizards were without the alliterative Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma, as well as Kristaps Porziņģis, but the ...

He didn’t, thanks to the Knicks spinning a 29-point swing over exactly 17 minutes of game time. There’s a moment of truth nearing: this team’s strength is the quality of its depth. He’s now done so in three of his last four games, including a (for now) career-high 16 last night. Immanuel Quickley and Obi Toppin scored 22 and 21, giving the Knicks four players with 20+ points for the first time since 2018. Last year he was a lottery pick, a brilliant scorer in college expected to fill it up at the next level. Friday night he put up 27 against Orlando, and last night set a new personal best with 29.

Following the news of Julius Randle's injury, there was a whirlwind of emotions that included: anxiousness, nervousness, frustration, and despair.

While we’ve all known for a while now that this team was likely playoff bound, they did finally clinch a playoff birth last night and the fans should take some time to appreciate the wonderful and sometimes hectic ride it’s been this season. So even with the looming anxiousness of the Randle injury and the potential frustrations of the playoffs around the corner, Knicks fans need to remember that they have plenty of things to be happy and positive about right now. They’ve given us all some incredibly frustrating losses and disappointing performances, but the Knicks are now going to the playoffs with a rotation full of guys under 27 years old and are doing so with draft capital coming up. Hart and Hartenstein may never win you a game single-handedly or be the best player on the court at any given time during a game but winning teams often require players like them, and it’s been blessing to have not just one, but two guys like them. But instead of folding and looking like a team missing its best player, the Josh Hart and Isaiah Hartenstein being the most significant of them, they have been so big over the last few weeks.

When Randle returns and how he looks is absolutely pivotal to New York's postseason success, but the Knicks just beat their likely first-round match-up ...

Nov 8, 2021; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) reacts against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first half at the ...

The Knicks are likely to get the No. Bobby Marks of ESPN reported this week that the New York Knicks star Randle cashed in on a seven-figure bonus ($1.2 million) due to the team making the playoffs this year. The Knicks officially clinched a playoff berth with a 118-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.

“There's still some things at stake,” Thibodeau noted. At 46-33, the Knicks are currently three games behind the fourth-seeded Cavaliers. They are also 2.5 ...

He also mentioned that he would not consider resting his top players until New York was officially locked into a seed in the East, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News ( [Twitter link](https://twitter.com/SBondyNYDN/status/1642700037472894977)). But it’s not on the forefront of my mind.” The team has already improved its win-loss record by nine games, and still has three left to play. Randle is done for the rest of the regular season with a [left ankle sprain](https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/03/julius-randle-to-miss-at-least-two-weeks-with-ankle-sprain.html), while Barrett is dealing with a non-COVID-19 illness. [Tim Bontemps of ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/36049384/knicks-clinch-playoff-berth-plan-keep-checking-boxes). “It’s not something I’m really focused on 100 percent. They are also 2.5 games ahead of the sixth-seeded Nets. [Jalen Brunson](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brunsja01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-04-03_bbr)is making a convincing push to secure Most Improve Player honors this season, thanks to his major contribution to the club’s on-court performance and his role as a team leader during his first year in New York, Bondy writes in [another piece](https://twitter.com/SBondyNYDN/status/1643000996199649280). “It’s a unique award,” Brunson told Bondy. “The ball was moving. I don’t really think about it but if it’s something I win or achieve, I’ll be very thankful. At 46-33, the Knicks are currently three games behind the fourth-seeded Cavaliers. [Julius Randle](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/randlju01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-04-03_bbr) and [RJ Barrett](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barrerj01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-04-03_bbr), writes [Petter Botte of The New York Post](https://nypost.com/2023/04/03/knicks-pick-up-the-slack-with-rj-barrett-julius-randle-out/).

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[Andrew Nembhard](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395712/andrew-nembhard) is averaging 15.4 points and 2.2 rebounds over the last 10 games for Indiana. [New York Knicks](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/ny/new-york-knicks) (46-33, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. [Tyrese Haliburton](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4396993/tyrese-haliburton): day to day (ankle), [Chris Duarte](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4592402/chris-duarte): day to day (ankle), [Kendall Brown](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4433254/kendall-brown): out (tibia), Myles Turner: day to day (ankle/back). [Derrick Rose](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3456/derrick-rose): out (illness), [Julius Randle](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3064514/julius-randle): out (ankle), [DaQuan Jeffries](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3913220/daquan-jeffries): out (calf), [Duane Washington Jr](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4397235/duane-washington-jr).: out (hip), [RJ Barrett](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395625/rj-barrett): out (illness). 12 the Knicks won 119-113 led by 34 points from [Myles Turner](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3133628/myles-turner) is scoring 18.0 points per game and averaging 7.5 rebounds for the Pacers. [Immanuel Quickley](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4395724/immanuel-quickley) is averaging 20 points, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games for New York. [Jalen Brunson](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3934672/jalen-brunson), while Hield scored 31 points for the Pacers. [Mitchell Robinson](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4351852/mitchell-robinson) averaging 4.3. [Buddy Hield](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2990984/buddy-hield) averaging 3.8. The teams meet for the third time this season. [Indiana Pacers](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/ind/indiana-pacers) (34-45, 13th in the Eastern Conference)