Short-handed Knicks fade late in blowout loss to Cavaliers as struggles against NBA elite continue
NY Post
CLEVELAND — The Knicks kept it closer. Just not close enough.
After getting waxed by the Cavaliers in their previous matchup in February, the Knicks led by double digits in the first half Wednesday before being pummeled by Cleveland in the third quarter and letting go of the rope in a 124-105 defeat.
The Knicks dropped to 0-8 against the NBA’s three top teams — the Cavaliers, Thunder and Celtics — but coach Tom Thibodeau pushed back at the idea they can’t overcome the best.
“Obviously the good teams, they’re going to have records like that against other teams. You have to play really well to beat them. And we understand that,” Thibodeau said. “But you also have to look at all the factors that go into it. Is it a back-to-back? Do they have two days of rest? What’s their situation?
“We’re capable of beating anyone. We’re capable of losing to anyone, too.”
As Thibodeau indicated, Wednesday had the makings of a schedule loss regardless of the opponent.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — With the Rangers hovering over the bottom of the NHL standings, it’s easy to root for whatever outcome would most likely lead to general manager Chris Drury announcing Gavin McKenna’s name on the draft stage at KeyBank Center in Buffalo this June.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — When the Rangers started the 2025-26 season, Noah Laba and Matthew Robertson were the only first-year players on the Opening Night roster.
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s easy to forget about the quiet, which in Knicks World means Leon Rose. We’re approaching five years — amazingly — since the team president answered questions from the independent media, and I’ve always maintained that’s poor practice because it avoids responsibility. If there’s no public explanation behind a move or a goal, there’s no accountability if it doesn’t work out.
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets’ 2025 failing (one of them anyway) might be their big strength now.
The discourse has gone on for two seasons now. But it doesn’t exactly match reality.
Where were the grownups for Team USA?
The Rangers reconvened after the Olympic stoppage wanting to find some successful combinations that had been largely absent through much of a disappointing last-place season.
SALT LAKE CITY — There was no sugarcoating an ugly first-half performance from the Knicks in the locker room, and the harsh words during the break helped spur a comeback in Wednesday’s 134-117 victory over the Jazz.
Team USA’s fate is out of its hands.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Jasson Domínguez’s first-inning at-bat against Tanner Banks on Tuesday featured a different result and a different swing than “The Martian” had been accustomed to against lefty pitching.
Maxx Crosby isn’t looking in the rearview after a wild 24 hours.
Bam Adebayo occupies a new spot in the NBA history books.
Jets fans have been waiting for months to put the 2025 season in the past and start building a new roster.