It’s one more needle in the skin of the Knicks. Unable to qualify for the play-offs, or even the play-in, when they finished in the top 4 of the regular season in the East in 2021, the New Yorkers also experienced the humiliation of losing all derbies to the Nets in 2021-22. – – The … Read more
5th in the West, Memphis beats Toronto without Ja Morant Deprived of point guard Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies recorded a second straight victory against Toronto (98-91). In Canada, Jaren Jackson Jr. (25 points), Desmond Bane (23 units) and Dillon Brooks (17) brought the franchise to the city of blues, now 5th in the West. … Read more
The offseason is far from over but the NBA unveiled on Tuesday the posters of the first two meetings which will open the new season, on October 19. The Milwaukee Bucks, crowned champions in 2021 50 years after their first title, will host the Nets. The Lakers will face Golden State. The rest of the … Read more
The expected clash between Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Brooklyn armada will take place in the second round of the NBA play-offs. Tuesday night, the Nets eliminated Boston (4-1) by winning Game 5 of the series (123-109) to join the Bucks, who had swept Miami (4-0). – – Author of a triple double (34 pts to … Read more
Celtics fan banned after throwing water bottle at Kyrie Irving The long-awaited return of NBA fans to the play-offs, a year after the Orlando bubble, is increasingly obscured by the misconduct of some of them. After a popcorn throw at Russell Westbrook (Washington) in Philadelphia, an apparent spit on Trae Young in New York, a … Read more
The strong Nets winger Jeff Green will miss the rest of the series of the first round of the play-offs against the Boston Celtics. After 12 minutes on the floor last Tuesday, he had to go out because of pain in his left foot. The Brooklyn player suffers from “plantar fasciitis” (inflammation of the plantar … Read more
Two blocks from Madison Square Garden, Adam strolls with a balloon under his arm along Sixth Avenue. A car slows down at the intersection with Broadway. The driver and his passenger, fans of the team whose t-shirt our Sunday basketball player proudly wears, rejoice: « Let’s go Knicks ! » (Go Knicks!). « Let’s go … Read more
They are not really there for that. For the Nets, the first round of the 2021 NBA play-offs is a stepping stone to the altar. “The team has much higher expectations and goals than that”, confessed the GM, Sean Marks, before the start of the series against the Boston Celtics. Last night, Brooklyn, logically ranked … Read more
The New York teams had a great evening on Monday. The Nets and the Knicks have indeed both won. Brooklyn went to win in Sacramento (136-125), while New York defeated Atlanta (123-112). For both of them, this is a third consecutive success. – – By winning in California, the Brooklyn Nets now threaten the Philadelphia … Read more
A nice shock pitted the Brooklyn Nets, leaders in the Eastern Conference, and the Phoenix Suns, second in the West, on Sunday. And, at home, the New York franchise won (128-119). She was able to rely on Kevin Durant, who made his return to competition, after a week of absence due to an injury to … Read more