Knicks clinch No. 2 seed in NBA playoffs, face tougher road with 76ers-Heat play-in winner
NY Post
Did the Knicks lose by winning?
It’s a question that won’t be answered for a few weeks, but theoretically Jalen Brunson’s squad made its first-round series more difficult Sunday by toppling the Bulls in OT, 120-119, and clinching the East’s No. 2 spot.
The Knicks’ reward is a first-round showdown against either Erik Spoelstra’s Heat or Joel Embiid’s Sixers, the threatening underdogs who face off in the play-in tournament this week.
If the Knicks lost to the Bulls, they would’ve dropped to third for a first-round matchup against the inexperienced Pacers.
Unlike the Cavaliers — who clearly tanked their game Sunday and avoided any possibility of getting the second seed — Tom Thibodeau said he never thought about conceding Sunday’s finale, even after the matchup repercussions were pretty clear because of blowouts simultaneously occurring across the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks, Cavaliers and Bucks all had a chance at the 2-seed.
Tyrod Taylor knows the perils of being a dual-threat quarterback, and he knows what it’s like for Jaxson Dart to be learning when to take a hit and when to avoid one.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s days in Milwaukee may be numbered.
Brian Daboll tried in his own way to get Abdul Carter on the right path.
Elden Campbell, a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the majority of his career playing with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 57.
Shedeur Sanders has another potential challenger with the Browns.
The offseason signing of Vladislav Gavrikov became exponentially more important for the Rangers when Adam Fox was ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.
After leaving practice early on Monday to be evaluated for a lower-body injury, Adam Edstrom did not suit up Tuesday night against the Stars.
It’s not you, it’s me.
Not everyone wants to wake up in the city that never sleeps.
BOSTON — Despite no traction on a contract extension, Karl-Anthony Towns said his relationship with the Knicks front office remains strong and he hopes to continue his career with the team.
The Jets won a game on Sunday, an entertaining 27-24 victory over the Falcons on a 56-yard walk-off field goal by 41-year-old kicker Nick Folk.
Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss said he was just doing his job after a hard hit on Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart sparked tension in Monday’s game at Gillette Stadium.