Chris Herring

1 week ago | espn.com | Chris Herring

NEW YORK -- The Knicks' playoff picture came into full focus Friday, with the club securing the East's No. 3 seed and a first-round matchup with the sixth-seeded Detroit Pistons. But for as good as it felt to have clarity concerning the playoff path, it was still a frustrating night for New York, which blew a massive 23-point lead at Madison Square Garden to lose to the first-place Cavaliers, 108-102.

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Chris Herring

MILWAUKEE -- Bobby Portis made quite the impression in his return from a 25-game suspension. He wants to create a similar impact all the way into the summer as the Milwaukee Bucks forward attempts to make up for all the time he missed. "My only goal is to get to June," Portis said after sparking the Bucks' rally from a 24-point, fourth-quarter deficit in a 110-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. "How can we get to June?

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Chris Herring

NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks were seemingly just seconds away Tuesday night from finally knocking off the defending-champion Boston Celtics, who'd thoroughly dominated them in three prior meetings this regular season.

2 weeks ago | basketball.realgm.com | Chris Herring

Jalen Brunson had 15 points and six assists in his return as the New York Knicks beat the Phoenix Suns 112-98 on Sunday. "Could be better, could be worse. Definitely a lot of room for improvement on my end," said Brunson, who missed almost a month with a sprained ankle. Brunson shot just 3-of-9 from the field and played 34 minutes. OG Anunoby finished the game with 32 points.

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Chris Herring

DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets haven't been the same since blowing a chance to beat their nemesis in double-overtime on April 2. They've dropped three straight since a 140-139 heartbreaker that the Minnesota Timberwolves stole from them after Russell Westbrook missed an uncontested layup to seal it, then fouled Nickeil Alexander-Walker on a 3-pointer with a tenth of a second left and Denver clinging to a one-point lead.