CHICAGO (AP) — Shabazz Muhammad and fellow reserves Brandon Jennings and Tony Snell took care of the scoring with Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined by a sprained right ankle.
Muhammad scored 21 points and the Bucks overcame another sluggish start to beat the Chicago Bulls 118-105 on Friday night.
"The start of the game was a little bit rough for us," interim coach Joe Prunty conceded. "But I loved what our bench did. They were impressive down the stretch. Good win."
CHICAGO (AP) — Shabazz Muhammad and fellow reserves Brandon Jennings and Tony Snell took care of the scoring with Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined by a sprained right ankle.
Muhammad scored 21 points and the Bucks overcame another sluggish start to beat the Chicago Bulls 118-105 on Friday night.
"The start of the game was a little bit rough for us," interim coach Joe Prunty conceded. "But I loved what our bench did. They were impressive down the stretch. Good win."
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Jennings is gone and Joakim Noah had knee surgery.
If the New York Knicks are going to make a playoff push, it will come without two of the key veterans they signed last summer.
Jennings was waived Monday and the Knicks signed guard Chasson Randle to replace him.
Noah had a left knee arthroscopy later in the day to remove a loose body. The Knicks said he will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving is sitting out Cleveland's game at New York, leaving both the Cavaliers and Knicks without their starting point guards.
The Cavaliers said Irving had right quad soreness. DeAndre Liggins and Iman Shumpert started in the backcourt Saturday night.
New York's Derrick Rose has a sprained left ankle and missed his fourth straight game, with Brandon Jennings remaining the Knicks' starter.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis was trying to lead a fourth-quarter turnaround and just needed a couple Knicks teammates to join him.
Carmelo Anthony? Nope. Ineffective and on the bench.
Derrick Rose? Nope. Injured and on the bench.
Try Willy Hernangomez and Sasha Vujacic.
Porzingis had 19 points and 12 rebounds and New York rallied for a 95-90 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
"I think we just willed ourselves," guard Brandon Jennings said.
NEW YORK (AP) — John Wall scored the pivotal points and made the saving steal, though the Knicks thought the Wizards had another defender who impacted their final possession even before Wall ended it.
Carmelo Anthony and Courtney Lee said a Washington assistant coach standing on the court too close to Lee kept him from taking a tying 3-point attempt. He instead passed to Brandon Jennings, who had the ball stolen by Wall.
"He was on the court," Anthony said. "They had six players on the court."
NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose missed the New York Knicks' loss to New Orleans on Monday night for reasons that remained unclear.
The Knicks would not comment on Rose's whereabouts or anything else about his absence, though center Joakim Noah said after the game that he had spoken to Rose, and his longtime Chicago teammate was OK.
"Obviously, Derrick's one of our better players and when he's not here it's tough, but just happy that everything is OK with him," Noah said.
HOUSTON (AP) — Minutes after collecting 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds in his second straight triple-double, Houston's James Harden was asked what it has been like to play in new coach Mike D'Antoni's system.
"It's been a dream so far," Harden said.
It looked more like a nightmare to the short-handed New York Knicks after Harden powered the Rockets to a 129-122 win on Saturday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — From Derrick Rose's performance to a solid night for New York's reserves, there was plenty to like about this one for the Knicks.
Rose scored 19 points, Kyle O'Quinn had 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and New York beat the Orlando Magic 106-95 on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carmelo Anthony was thrilled when several Knicks took turns hitting big shots while they held off the Lakers. He can see New York embracing the teamwork and syncopated speed necessary to run coach Jeff Hornacek's offense effectively.
The Lakers had a similar rhythm going, and now they've lost it.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For a team that's been on the wrong end of lopsided losses too often this season, the New York Knicks have become pretty good at pulling out the close ones.
It's not exactly the plan new coach Jeff Hornacek laid out at the start, but it's one he's willing to live with for now.
Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points, including two free throws with 14.8 seconds remaining, and New York held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 103-100 Friday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose is missing the New York Knicks' game against Cleveland because of lower back pain.
Rose left the Knicks' victory over Miami on Tuesday in the third quarter with back spasms. Coach Jeff Hornacek says Rose still felt sore on Wednesday when he came in and met with team doctors, so they sent him for an MRI exam to make sure there was no structural damage.
NEW YORK (AP) — They were bad enough to allow 18 straight points yet still good enough to win.
That's all that matters to the New York Knicks, who ended up on the right side of the scoreboard and found beauty in an ugly game.
"It's a line drive in the score book, right?" coach Jeff Hornacek said.
Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony each scored 20 points and the Knicks held off the Sacramento Kings 106-98 on Sunday night for their eighth win in 11 games.
NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose had a red-hot Kristaps Porzingis and an ice-cold Carmelo Anthony, and he chose neither.
Down the stretch, Rose called his own number.
Rose made the go-ahead basket with 3:15 remaining and hit the jumper that clinched it with 6.8 seconds left as the New York Knicks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-103 on Tuesday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah have been All-Stars on winning teams, yet also have struggled with injuries.
Carmelo Anthony is still an All-Star, though his best days may be behind him. Kristaps Porzingis could be one eventually, but for now his best days may be too far ahead.
For every reason to believe in the New York Knicks, there's another reason to question them. Even the guy who assembled them is optimistic but unsure.