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Knicks Win but Amar’e, Lin Sit Fourth With Injuries

By Adam Zagoria on March 24, 2012, 11:49PM

By Joshua Newman, for NBA.com

THE FACTS: Coming off their first loss under interim head coach Mike Woodson on Friday evening, the New York Knicks quickly regained the momentum of the last week on Saturday evening.

Amar’e Stoudemire led four players in double figures with a team-high 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the floor as the Knicks have now won six of seven games under Woodson thanks to a 101-79 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler each scored 15 points, while Jeremy Lin added 13 in the win. Chandler also hauled in a game-high 17 rebounds to tie his season-high. New York native Ben Gordonscored a game-high 20 to pace the Pistons.

The win took an ominous tone in the fourth quarter when Stoudemire went back to the locker room with a sore lower back.

QUOTABLE: ”It just got a little tight, so we took precautionary measures. It was just muscular tightness. We always keep an eye on it, make sure it’s always loose and if there’s tightness, I let the trainers know.”
– Stoudemire on his back, which hampered him during the Knicks’ sweep out of the first round of the playoffs last season at the hands of the Boston Celtics.

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Quincy Acy One-Handed Dunk Off an Inbounds

By Adam Zagoria on March 24, 2012, 9:00AM

In case you missed it, here’s Quincy Acy’s one-handed dunk off an inbounds pass during Baylor’s 75-70 win last night over Xavier. Acy finished with 20 points and 15 boards.

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Woodson Gives Knicks Ultimatum and It’s Paid Off

By Adam Zagoria on March 20, 2012, 11:55PM

NEW YORK — The way Amar’e Stoudemire tells it, his new coach gave the Knicks an ultimatum.

Play harder, play with more energy on both ends of the court — or else.

So far, not only have the Knicks responded to interim head coach Mike Woodson’s demands, but they are having a good time doing it.

And their newfound enthusiasm and commitment to defense couldn’t come at a better time, what with Wednesday’s critical game against the first-place Philadelphia 76ers looming.

“We know what we gotta do to win,” Stoudemire said after putting up 22 points and 12 boards as the Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors, 106-97, to improve to a perfect 4-0 under Woodson. “Coach Woodson put that ultimatum on us for us to go out there and play hard and we know how great we are from a personnel standpoint and it’s a matter of playing that way. (more…)

Knicks’ Davis Out With Hamstring Injury

By Adam Zagoria on March 17, 2012, 10:03AM

By JOSH NEWMAN

Special to ZAGSBLOG

NEW YORK – If you’re Baron Davis, the backup point guard to Jeremy Lin with the good fortune of having a new head coach whose philosophy suits you better than the starter, this is not the time to be dinged up and sitting. Fans know it, the media knows it and yes, Davis himself very likely knows it.

On Friday night against the Pacers, the Davis of old was slowly starting to emerge at Madison Square Garden. A 15-foot fade away at the first quarter buzzer, a long jumper and a longer 3-pointer later, bang, a new problem.

Davis left the Knicks’ 115-100 win on Friday with what the team is calling a strained right hamstring. He did not return and will not travel with the team to Indianapolis for the back end of a back-to-back with the Pacers on Saturday night. (more…)

Video: Woodson, Melo, Amar’e at Knicks Practice

By Adam Zagoria on March 16, 2012, 12:42PM

Here’s sound from Thursday’s Knicks practice featuring coach Mike Woodson, Carmelo and Amar’e.

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Woodson, Grunwald Press Conference; Amar’e, Melo Postgame Comments

By Adam Zagoria on March 15, 2012, 9:01AM

Above is the presser yesterday following Mike D’Antoni’s departure featuring interim GM Glen Grunwald and interim coach Mike Woodson.

And below are Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony following the blowout win over the Blazers.

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Recalling Gerry McNamara’s Heroics vs. Cincinnati

By Adam Zagoria on March 09, 2012, 1:03PM

With Syracuse and Cincinnati set to face off tonight in the Big East Tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden, here’s a flashback to 2006 when Gerry McNamara hit this running 3-pointer to give the Orange the victory over the Bearcats in the first round of the event.

Cincinnati almost made a halfcourt heave at the buzzer to win the game for then-coach Andy Kennedy.

Also of note: Bernie Fine and Rob Murphy were still on the bench for the Cuse.

Ironically, McNamara replaced Fine and is now an assistant on this year’s team.

Good job by the folks at Three Idiots on Sports for digging this one up.

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Jimmy Fallon Covers ‘Jeremy (Lin)’

By Adam Zagoria on March 03, 2012, 9:36AM

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Jeremy, Baron Could Share More Time in Backcourt

By Adam Zagoria on March 02, 2012, 3:57PM

GREENBURGH — The developing relationship between Jeremy Lin and Baron Davis appears to have reached a new level.

The two point guards played together for a stretch during practice Friday — and head coach Mike D’Antoni could opt to utilize them more often together in game situations going forward.

“It might happen in the game, we might have both of them in,” D’Antoni said. “So they’re just getting used to each other, playing with each other.” (more…)