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New York Knicks News and Rumors

Knicks' Lin cuts, moves laterally in workout

Ian Begley, ESPN.com

Point guard Jeremy Lin played one-on-one at America Airlines Arena before the Knicks' 33-point loss to Miami, according to a team official. He cut and moved laterally for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus on April 2.

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Iman Shumpert’s promising rookie season ended on Saturday when prematurely when the Knicks starting shooting guard suffered a torn left ACL and meniscus in the second half of the Knicks 100-67 Game 1 loss to the Heat.

Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com

MIAMI -- This was a big day for the Heat, who controlled everything within their reach and benefited from the worst kind of luck. Derrick Rose is out of the way, sadly, and the Knicks provided little resistance in their playoff-opening 100-67 bludgeonin…

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

While debate continues to rage in regard to whether Tyson Chandler's screen on LeBron James today really accounted for a flagrant foul, there's no doubt that LeBron augmented the impact with his own brand of thespianism. The incident set Jeff Van Gundy …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

LeBron James scored 32 points before getting the fourth quarter off, Dwyane Wade added 19 and the Miami Heat rode the strength of a 32-2 run to easily beat the New York Knicks 100-67 in Game 1 of the teams' Eastern Conference first-round series.

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MIAMI (AP) LeBron James dropped to the floor holding the back of his head, grimacing and then staggering a bit when he reached his feet.

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The Heat and Knicks renewed their playoff rivalry, but Game 1 didn't lived up to those late 1990s series. LeBron James scored 32 points, leading Miami to a comfortable 100-67 victory.

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The Knicks playoff losing streak has now reached 11 straight games and that may be the least of Mike Woodson's problems in the aftermath of Miami's dominating 100-67 victory on Saturday.

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Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert will miss the rest of the postseason after tearing a left knee ligament in the third quarter of New York's Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Sources tell Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowski that New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert has torn the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. The rookie sustained the injury during the third quarter of the Knicks' 100-67 loss to t…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert had to be carried off the court after he suffered a left knee injury midway through the third quarter of Game 1 between the Knicks and Heat on Saturday.

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The Heat and Knicks renewed their playoff rivalry, but Game 1 hasn't lived up to those late 1990s series. LeBron James led Miami to a 23-point halftime lead that's kept growing. Follow here.

Ian Begley, ESPN.com

New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler, who is battling flu-like symptoms, started Saturday in Game 1 of New York's first-round series against the Miami Heat.

Howard Beck, nytimes.com

Jeremy Lin appears to be making progress in his recovery from surgery for a meniscus tear in his left knee.

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Most of all, the Knicks have got Carmelo Anthony playing the way he’s been playing. They talk like they’re already back in the bigtime. Talk like they have their swag back. Show everybody in Miami this weekend.

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The day Jeremy Lin got the ball, about to become the first point guard ever declared a basketball immortal because of a few weeks in February, the Knicks had a record of 8-15. Since then they are 28-15. Over the exact same stretch of games, the Heat has…

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MIAMI — Allan Houston was removed from the attic, dusted off and shipped to South Beach presumably as a good luck charm for the Knicks and a painful reminder for Pat Riley.

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MIAMI — One night in June of 2008, former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, then in his current role as an ESPN broadcaster, walked the tunnel beneath the stands in Boston following an NBA Finals game between the Celtics and Lakers.

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After staging some memorable battles in the 1990s and in 2000, the Knicks and Heat meet again Saturday in the first round of the playoffs. But this shapes up as a kinder, friendlier rivalry than the blood feud of decades past. A look at how they match u…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

We know about Kobe. We know about LeBron. And we know about Kevin Durant. We know the championship will probably come down to one or two games, and one or two players. But in every series, they’ll be twists and turns. A Game 3 will slide on a bench play…