NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Matchups And Predictions
(credit: Brock Williams-Smith/NBAE via Getty Images) By: Martin Sumners The NBA lockout-shortened regular season has come to a close and the playoff teams have been decided. Let’s take a look at the...
View ArticleKnicks’ Shumpert Suffers Season-Ending ACL Tear
MIAMI (WFAN/AP) — Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert will miss the rest of the postseason after tearing a left knee ligament in the third quarter of New York’s Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat on...
View ArticleKnicks Crushed By Heat In Game 1, Shumpert Suffers Knee Injury
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James took the fourth quarter off. And Miami’s postseason got off to a flying start. James scored 32 points after shooting 10 for 14 from the field, Dwyane Wade added 19 points in...
View ArticleKnicks’ Stoudemire Sorry After Postgame Tantrum Leaves Him With Lacerated Hand
MIAMI (WFAN/AP) — Amar’e Stoudemire draped a towel over his left hand as he walked into the privacy of the Knicks’ training room an hour after the game, needing a sanctuary from prying eyes. The...
View ArticleWith Stoudemire Likely Out, Knicks May Need Lin More Than Ever
MIAMI (WFAN/AP) — The Knicks sounded hopeful about Jeremy Lin’s return — and that was before Monday night’s debacle. Hours after Lin’s latest workout, New York found themselves outmatched again by the...
View ArticleKnicks’ Jeremy Lin All But Rules Out Game 4 Return
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — The short-handed Knicks could really, really use a healthy Jeremy Lin on the court in their first-round playoff series against Miami. Emphasis on “healthy.” It seems Lin won’t be...
View ArticleCarmelo: Knicks Need To Step Up; Bosh Expected To Play In Game 3
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Amar’e Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert are sidelined. Jeremy Lin isn’t back yet. So where are the Knicks supposed to find enough offense to compete with the Miami Heat, and avoid...
View ArticleKnicks Fall Apart In Second Half, Now 1 Loss From Going Home
NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James alternated fouls and fumbles, the crowd howling in delight with every one of his mistakes. Finally forced to sit for most of the third quarter, James wasn’t mad, and the...
View ArticleKnicks Avoid Sweep, Force Game 5
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 41 points, Amare Stoudemire had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a cut hand, and the New York Knicks snapped an NBA-record, 13-game postseason...
View ArticleDavis Leaves Game 4 With Severe Knee Injury
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Knicks guard Baron Davis was carted off the court on a stretcher with what appeared to be a severe knee injury in the third quarter Sunday against the Miami Heat. It was later...
View ArticleKnicks’ Carmelo Anthony: ‘Next Year, We’ll Be Better’
MIAMI (WFAN/AP) — Since acquiring Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets last February, the Knicks have both snapped their playoff appearance drought and earned their first postseason win in over 11...
View ArticleKnicks Wilt Down Stretch Of Game 5, Season Comes To An End
MIAMI (AP) — The final horn sounded, and LeBron James wrapped his arms around Carmelo Anthony in a warm embrace. Their head-to-head scoring matchup in this series was even, 139 points apiece. Just...
View ArticleVIDEO: LeBron Saves Heat at Buzzer of Game 1
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made a layup as time...
View ArticleNBA Playoff Schedule
Western Conference #2 San Antonio vs #5 Memphis Game 1 — Sun, May 19, Memphis 83, San Antonio 105 Game 2 — Tue, May 21, Memphis 89, San Antonio 93 (OT) Game 3 — Sat, May 25, San Antonio at Memphis 9 PM...
View ArticlePacers Focus On LeBron At Own Risk
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Heat are going to have quite a challenge in front of them from the opening tip of Game 4 in the Eastern Conference Finals. Miami must find a way to once again play a near...
View ArticleHeat Look To Regain Momentum In Game 5
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s hard to call a game for the Miami Heat a must-win, but if the Heat can’t put together a winning formula against the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals;...
View ArticleHeat, Spurs to Play for NBA Title
MIAMI (AP) — No more sitting out stars, and for the San Antonio Spurs, no more sitting around. Finally, the NBA Finals matchup is set, and the Miami Heat will either win a second straight championship...
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