Knicks run out of gas as defense flops in second half in ugly loss to Bulls
NY Post
CHICAGO — The Knicks better hope it was just tired legs on Saturday night.
Otherwise, getting throttled by the Bulls with the defense disappearing is a sign of problems even larger than their lack of depth.
On the second night of a back-to-back after a taxing loss to the Thunder, the Knicks ran out of steam in the third quarter of a 139-129 disheartening loss to the Bulls.
It translated to their first losing streak since early November and ended with Karl-Anthony Towns limping off the court but probably avoiding any serious injury after getting hit on the leg during his and-1 dunk.
“We didn’t play a lick of defense,” Jalen Brunson said. “Offense wasn’t the problem. Our defense as a group just wasn’t there.”
The Bulls (16-19) dropped 41 points in the third quarter and 76 in the second half.
WASHINGTON — Penalties have piled up for the Rangers in recent games, and it’s beginning to cost them greatly.
CHICAGO — The Knicks better hope it was just tired legs on Saturday night.
CHICAGO — Karl-Anthony Towns was hurt toward the end of Saturday’s loss to the Bulls and limped to the locker room.
PHILADELPHIA — All inconsequential games are not created equal.
The 2024 Yankees were American League champions. It is a forever designation. It will not historically come with footnotes.
The Jets will return to MetLife Stadium for the last time this season on Sunday to face the Dolphins.
The NHL goaltender interference rule is just like the strike zone. It is subjective, often arbitrary. The rule/zone changes from game to game and from officiating crew/home plate umpire. A strike on Wednesday is a ball on Thursday, and a goal confirmed on Saturday is a goal reversed on Sunday.
Here’s the difference between the Jets and the Giants:
CHICAGO — If it’s not a minutes distribution problem, it’s a depth problem.
Even after the Rangers snapped their four-game losing streak with a win over the Bruins on Thursday night, the hole they have to climb out of to get back into the playoff picture is no joke.
At this point in the offseason, the Yankees have a pretty good idea of what the back end of their bullpen will look like, with newly acquired Devin Williams sliding into the closer role and Luke Weaver setting up the ex-Brewer and finishing games on occasion.