By how the NBA defines pace, which is a bit of a flawed stat, the Knicks aren’t playing that much faster. They’re still bottom-five in that category. Their secondary assists and passes per game aren’t much improved, if at all.

New York Knicks coach Mike Brown wasn't too satisfied with forward Karl-Anthony Towns' performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Towns had a big night, recording 36 points on 8-15 shooting (3-6 from three) and a near-perfect 17-18 from the free throw line. He dominated the boards with 16 rebounds in his 30 minutes. Fellow All-Star Brunson finished with 34 points on 15-29 shooting (4-11 from three), plus five assists in 38 minutes. His buckets down the stretch were huge.

New York Knicks coach Mike Brown believes there are plenty of benefits to playing for and winning the midseason NBA Cup

The Knicks, fresh off their come-from-behind Christmas Day victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, started out on a three-game road trip featuring stops in Atlanta (Saturday vs. Hawks), New Orleans (Monday vs. Pelicans) and San Antonio (Wednesday vs. Spurs).

Tom Thibodeau was fired as coach of the New York Knicks on Tuesday, three days after his team was ousted from the NBA playoffs by the Indiana Pacers.

Tyler Kolek was in a slump before Mike Brown lit a fire under him. He has not put together two very good games in a row.

According to former NBA All-Star and analyst Charles Barkley, the Knicks are winning the Eastern Conference title this year, and the key to their success is the