Knicks use balanced attack to hammer Hornets as win streak hits four
NY Post
Less than one week earlier, the Knicks had allowed an undermanned Charlotte squad to hang around the entire game before Tom Thibodeau’s team escaped with a one-point victory.
The Hornets played them tough for two quarters despite missing several top players again Thursday night, but the Knicks pulled away with a 38-16 third-quarter eruption to cruise to their fourth straight win, 125-101, at the Garden.
“I think we put ourselves in a hole in the first quarter and then cut it to two obviously right before [halftime]. And then the beginning of the second half is how we should have started the game,” Jalen Brunson said. “We came out with a lot of energy defensively, got stops and easy baskets and that’s that.”
The All-Star point guard notably left the bench and headed for the locker room with 2:39 left in the third quarter.
With his posting window closing in a few days, Tatsuya Imai has little clarity on his MLB future.
NEW ORLEANS — Karl-Anthony Towns would prefer international status in the new All-Star format — assuming he’s invited to LA.
NEW ORLEANS — It’s not quite what the Knicks envisioned when they put this bench together, but it doesn’t matter if it works.
LAS VEGAS — The most maligned player on the Giants roster made the biggest play of the game for them in Sunday’s 34-10 win over the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
The sight was a welcome one for the Rangers, with Adam Fox out of a red noncontact jersey and manning the point on the first power-play unit for the first time since late November.
Anthony Rizzo may have taken his last big-league at-bat — but his baseball story might not be finished just yet.
The Cleveland Browns are having another dreadful season and won’t be in the playoffs, but their upset win over the Steelers on Sunday helped set up a win-or-go-home matchup next week between Pittsburgh and the Baltimore Ravens.
The Lakers have hit the skids, and LeBron James has no interest in addressing it.
Brian Flores could be on the move.
USA defenseman Cole Hutson was stretchered off the ice and taken to a hospital after being struck by a puck near the back of his head or neck during a World Juniors game against Switzerland on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.
Jeff McNeil wrote a heartfelt message to Mets fans on Saturday.
LAS VEGAS — When it is stickiest for opposing offenses, the Giants defense greases the skids for its own demise.
ATLANTA — Begrudgingly, Karl-Anthony Towns understands he may have to change aspects of his game as offensive fouls pile up amid the increasingly watchful eyes of the referees.