Peter Sblendorio
Sport Reporter at New York Daily News
Sports reporter for the @NYDailyNews. Previously the Senior Film Writer. BBWAA member.
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4 days ago |
nydailynews.com | Peter Sblendorio
The Detroit Pistons had the Knicks on upset alert. Three quarters into Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, the Pistons had turned yet another 3-point barrage into an eight-point lead at Madison Square Garden. A tense sellout crowd was looking for a reason to explode. And finally, the Knicks gave them just that. A 21-0 run by the Knicks fueled an anything-but-easy 123-112 win on Saturday night, giving them a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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4 days ago |
nydailynews.com | Peter Sblendorio
Another big man is back in the mix for the Knicks. Ariel Hukporti was active for Saturday night’s Game 1 in the Knicks’ first-round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons, marking the rookie center’s return from the torn meniscus he suffered in late February. The clearance came a day after Hukporti was upgraded to questionable for the first time since he underwent surgery on his left knee. “It’s just been a gradual buildup,” head coach Tom Thibodeau said of Hukporti’s recovery.
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5 days ago |
nydailynews.com | Peter Sblendorio
Tim Hardaway Jr. spent parts of four years with the Knicks, but the veteran guard-forward had not appeared in a playoff game at Madison Square Garden before Saturday. Originally the Knicks’ first-round pick in 2013, Hardaway was never part of a winning season with the organization over two separate stints, both of which ended with him being traded away.
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6 days ago |
saratogian.com | Peter Sblendorio
What to know about the resurgent Pistons before Game 1 against the Knicks
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6 days ago |
nydailynews.com | Peter Sblendorio
Madison Square Garden already played a central role in the Detroit Pistons’ resurgent season. An early-season win over the Knicks at the Garden is one of two games Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff credits for instilling confidence that his team’s turnaround was legitimate. “We were able to come out with a win there,” Bickerstaff said Thursday on SiriusXM NBA Radio.
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