Yes, the Knicks lost last night to the Miami Heat. Yes, they’re about to be swept out of the first round. Yes, they haven’t won a playoff game in more than 4,000 days (look it up). At least J.R. Smith will always have this: Read More »

Congratulations, New York. Your Knicks just set the NBA record with 13 consecutive playoff losses. Forget a championship. New Yorkers just want one playoff W before they die. Even with that one, it could be a while. Miami played possum through three quarters before exploding in the final 12 minutes and walked away with a 3-0 lead after a 87-70 win. In a weird way, LeBron James‘ foul trouble came back to help him. He stayed fresh. While everyone else was busy throwing body shot after body shot as if this was Fight Night Round 4, James (32 points, eight turnovers) spent heavy portions of the game on the pine, and then came back in the fourth quarter with eight consecutive quick points to give Miami their first cushion of the game. Read More »

A little while back, long-time Dime member/contributor/post presence Eric Newman, had a chance to have an extended, real-talk sit down with the Knicks‘ Tyson Chandler.

Over the next three days, we will roll out quick hits from the conversation with League’s DPOY (and arguably the Knicks’s MVP). First up, Tyson talk about the toughest matchups of his career. His insight into Tim Duncan is great: Read More »

If there’s any question Tyson Chandler is a deserving recipient of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, the obvious transformative effect he had on the Knicks’ ability to stop other teams should answer it.

Chandler’s personal numbers don’t blow you away, but his impact is perfectly obvious. In 2010-11, the Knicks allowed 105.7 points per game, third worst in basketball. This year, they allowed just 94.7 points per game, good for 11th. They went up from 20th in defensive efficiency to fifth. They were best in the league in defending points in the paint after ranking 28th in that last season. Read More »

Can the hype surrounding Foamposites get any crazier? I remember being down in Orlando for All-Star Weekend and hearing some crazy stories. The “Galaxy” Foamposites were releasing and sneakerheads were out causing havoc. Even as many complain Foams have been destroyed because so many colorways are being released, it seems like every new sneaker does nothing but heighten the hype. I live in Baltimore right now, and if you’re any type of sneaker nut, you know the DMV area is Foam heaven. I could go for a walk around the Inner Harbor right now and see 10 different Foamposite colorways on different pairs of feet. Read More »

Okay, we’ve all had our laughs and our jokes about heat extinguishers and attacking the glass. Crosstown New York even made a shirt out of it. Some are already concluding this fire extinguisher escapade will be to Amar’e Stoudemire what Scottie Pippen‘s Game 3 walk-off in the closing seconds against the ’94 Knicks was to the Bulls’ legend. But to get back to the business at hand, Stoudemire had surgery today to repair a small muscle, and is ruled out for Game 3 while being doubtful for Game 4. Read More »

You knew it was coming, and Crosstown New York didn’t wait long. Just a few hours after Amar’e Stoudemire lost his mind, punched through the glass of a fire extinguisher and had to leave South Beach in a sling, the clothing company released a t-shirt to commemorate the occasion. Read More »

It’s been two days – one weekend – and the NBA Playoffs have already thrown some twists our way. Derrick Rose is done, Nick Young and Reggie Evans spearheaded what might’ve been the greatest comeback ever and Andrew Bynum is setting records. Who would’ve thought? It only promises to get better from here as the Eastern Conference is now a complete disaster, and in the West, everyone outside of San Antonio has question marks. Read More »

Mike Miller took a beating last night. Tyson Chandler used him as a ladder on one putback dunk, and then on this Carmelo Anthony facial, Miller nearly got faked out of his ACLs. In the end, Joel Anthony couldn’t do anything about it either, catching the slam right on his forehead. Read More »

Mike Bibby has always had some of the nicest player exclusive Jordans in the league. But last night, Dwyane Wade wasn’t feeling them. At one point, Bibby lost his shoe, and instead of leaving it be, Wade picked it up and tossed it down towards the Heat bench. Pretty funny. Read More »