Once upon a time, the New York Knicks were interested in trading for Joel Embiid. Luckily, a deal never happened.

Tony Star isn't the only Iron Man in New York, with MIkal Bridges making a convincing case for himself after impressive streak

Josh Hart pirouetted as he swiped the ball from Guerschon Yabusele, then floated the pass to Mikal Bridges for the alley-oop slam, then screamed as Bridges hung on the rim with one hand. That was the exclamation point on a Wednesday night when the “Nova Knicks’” fingerprints were all over a 125-119 overtime victory over the shorthanded 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.

There were a handful of defensive possessions in the Knicks’ 116-99 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday where the shell remained intact, the defense was sound, and Wolves shooters made

Mikal Bridges shot 0-for-9 from the field — with seven of those 3-pointers — in the Knicks’ 126-101 loss to the Thunder on Friday night at the Garden.

Pairing Robinson with former Defensive Player of the Year big man Jaren Jackson Jr. could give Memphis a lethal frontcourt duo. The Grizzlies also have former Defensive Player of the Year guard Marcus Smart in the backcourt to help along the perimeter.

Kevin Garnett recently opened up about what he sees as a problem with the Knicks' starters playing so many minutes.

The Thunder, which entered the night with the NBA’s best defensive rating, suffocated offensive possessions and forced the Knicks to shoot just 38.5 percent from the field. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Mikal Bridges' assist prop see-saws from game-to-game, but Over bettors are catching it in a great spot tonight vs. the 76ers, who could once again be playing shorthanded vs. the Knicks.

Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds and the surging Detroit Pistons beat New York 124-119, their second straight victory over the Knicks after dropping the previous 16 meetings.

Knicks captain Jalen Brunson lamented the team's poor start and lack of physicality in the loss to Minnesota. OG Anunoby thought it boiled down to "they made shots and we didn't." in the fourth quarter while Mikal Bridges simply stated: "We have to be better.