Zach Braziller

Astoria

Sports Reporter and Producer at New York Post

Sports reporter for the New York Post. Astorian. [email protected]

Articles

Jalen Brunson 'overconfident' Knicks can take next step

4 days ago | nypost.com | Zach Braziller

This was not about a moral victory. It wasn’t about taking solace in anything after a hard-fought series. Jalen Brunson wanted to make that clear. He didn’t view the Knicks reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years as any sort of achievement. The Knicks captain, however, felt it was appropriate to acknowledge what went right this year for the Knicks, even if they fell six wins short of their ultimate goal.
Jalen Brunson ‘overconfident’ Knicks can take next step

4 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Zach Braziller

This was not about a moral victory. It wasn’t about taking solace in anything after a hard-fought series. Jalen Brunson wanted to make that clear. He didn’t view the Knicks reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years as any sort of achievement. AdvertisementThe Knicks captain, however, felt it was appropriate to acknowledge what went right this year for the Knicks, even if they fell six wins short of their ultimate goal.
Where each Knicks player stands heading into an offseason full of questions

4 days ago | nypost.com | Zach Braziller

A look at the Knicks roster heading into the offseason:Stats: 26.0 PPG, 7.3 APG, 2.9 RPGContract status: 2025-26: $34.9M; 2026-27: $37.7M; 2027-28: $40.5M; 2028-29: Player option for $43.3M. Skinny: Brunson has become an elite NBA guard, named the league’s Clutch Player of the Year. The captain led the Knicks to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years, averaging 29.4 points and seven assists in the playoffs.
Josh Hart knows Knicks could be heading for ‘changes’ after playoff run falls short

5 days ago | nypost.com | Zach Braziller

INDIANAPOLIS — Josh Hart is preparing for changes. The Knicks likely will not be the same next season, as much as Hart would like to see the same roster return. “You’re always going to hear me say, ‘Run it back,’ ” Hart said after the Knicks’ season ended in dismal fashion with a 125-108, Game 6 loss to the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. “I think you heard me say the same thing last year with the guys we had. I’d like to do it. I feel like this team is good enough to make the next step.
Knicks demolished in second half as dream season ends with Game 6 dud

5 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Zach Braziller

INDIANAPOLIS — It was set up perfectly for them. The Cavaliers bowed out early. The Celtics became depleted and were never going to recover after blowing those two 20-point leads at home. The Knicks then flushed that golden opportunity down the drain. AdvertisementThey blew Game 1, a loss that will be remembered among the very worst in franchise history, and they never recovered. Favored to reach the NBA Finals, the Knicks couldn’t even push the Pacers in Game 6.
The Knicks-Pacers Game 6's that have defined heated rivalry

6 days ago | nypost.com | Zach Braziller

INDIANAPOLIS – The Knicks and Pacers have played several memorable Game 6’s in their playoff history, continuing with Saturday night’s meeting. The Post’s Zach Braziller takes a look at back at them: Roy Hibbert blocked Carmelo Anthony at the rim, rebuffing the Knicks’ hopes of forcing a Game 7. They had a two-point lead at the time with 5:03 remaining. The Pacers scored on the other end and the Knicks never led again.
The Knicks-Pacers Game 6s that have defined heated rivalry

6 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Zach Braziller

INDIANAPOLIS – The Knicks and Pacers have played several memorable Game 6’s in their playoff history, continuing with Saturday night’s meeting. The Post’s Zach Braziller takes a look at back at them:Roy Hibbert blocked Carmelo Anthony at the rim, rebuffing the Knicks’ hopes of forcing a Game 7. They had a two-point lead at the time with 5:03 remaining. AdvertisementThe Pacers scored on the other end and the Knicks never led again.
Knicks know they still need to fix glaring turnover issue

6 days ago | nypost.com | Zach Braziller

INDIANAPOLIS — Game 5 wasn’t perfect for the Knicks. Their turnover problems remain an issue, something that could burn them Saturday night in a do-or-die Game 6. In the Eastern Conference finals-extending game, the Knicks started out well, committing just one turnover in the opening quarter. That didn’t last. They had 14 over the final three quarters, leading to 20 Pacers points. Karl-Anthony Towns had four and has committed 12 turnovers in the last three games.
Knicks know they still need to fix glaring turnover issue entering Game 6

6 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Zach Braziller

INDIANAPOLIS — Game 5 wasn’t perfect for the Knicks. Their turnover problems remain an issue, something that could burn them Saturday night in a do-or-die Game 6. In the Eastern Conference finals-extending game, the Knicks started out well, committing just one turnover in the opening quarter. AdvertisementThat didn’t last. They had 14 over the final three quarters, leading to 20 Pacers points. Karl-Anthony Towns had four and has committed 12 turnovers in the last three games.
Knicks must keep defensive heat on Tyrese Haliburton

6 days ago | nypost.com | Zach Braziller

INDIANAPOLIS — Can they do it again? Can the Knicks build off their best defensive performance of the postseason with a similar effort? That’s the question for Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as Tom Thibodeau’s team looks to extend the Eastern Conference finals to a Game 7 back at the Garden on Monday. For the first time in this hard-fought series, they shut down the Pacers and Tyrese Haliburton, leading wire-to-wire in the one-sided Game 5 victory at MSG.