Raptors 109, Nets 91: If this is a sneak preview at life after Jason Kidd, it wasn't pretty. Well, even if this isn't a sneak preivew, it wasn't pretty. The Nets never led and trailed by as many as 30 north of the border. Then they got word that the Kidd deal may not be done yet. Thanks to the veto of Devean George, who was in the deal to balance out contracts and not......

Celtics 109, Knicks 93: The last time these two teams met, things were ugly. Really ugly. In that meeting, the Knicks were held to only 59 points, handed their 3rd worst defeat ever and had the 2nd lowest scoring effort since the NBA started using the shot clock. While the end result wasn't any different last night, at least the Knicks weren't blown out of the water. Kevin Garnett helped lead Boston to victory with......

Celtics 86, Nets 77: Maybe the Nets should play as well in the even quarters as they do in the odd periods. New Jersey got outscored 23-9 in the fourth quarter and fell to the 30-4 Celtics. Josh Boone did well -- except when he was at the free-throw line. He had 14 points and 16 rebounds in 37 minutes, but he went 0-for-6 from the stripe. The Nets as a team made only 9......

Rangers 4, Islanders 2: It's a good thing these teams play each other eight times each season. Otherwise, the Rangers might have a confidence problem. Given enough opportunities to beat a particular opponent, any team is bound to cash in sooner or later. After losing the first three games against the Islanders, the Blueshirts finally broke through. Jaromir Jagr and Chris Drury each had a goal and an assist against Rick DiPietro. The Islanders still......

We at the Gothamist network would like to express our heartfelt wishes to the people of Minnesota in the days after their tragic bridge collapse. We're not trying to discount the severity of the accident by making note of it in opposition to our usual -Ist lightheartedness - we just wanted to take a moment and recognize those affected last week. After the Minneapolis bridge collapse, Bostonist did a little research and found that Massachusetts......

Nets 100, Timberwolves 92:Mikki Moore scored 20 points -- on 9-of-9 shooting no less -- to lead the Nets to their second straight win. The YES broadcast even aired a graphic comparing Moore to Minnesota superstar Kevin Garnett. (Garnett finished with 17 points on only 5-of-14 shooting.) Richard Jefferson's ankle doesn't appear to be bothering him; he had 23 points in 42 minutes. Rangers 4, Capitals 1: Finally. Henrik Lundqvist came up big between the......

The Knicks have enough problems without having the referees turn against them, but that’s apparently what happened during the final minute of their 98-94 loss to the Timberwolves. Larry Brown screamed for a foul when Jackie Butler lost the ball, but was told, “it doesn’t matter” by one of the refs. Actually, it did matter because the Knicks were only down 2 and had the ball. They had shown some fight in the fourth quarter,......

Maybe this has escaped the notice of the Knicks’ management, but their team cannot play defense. Gilbert Arenas took advantage of New York’s defensive ineptitude last night, scoring 46 points in just three quarters of the Wizards 110-89 victory. To make matters worse, Stephon Marbury reinjured his shoulder during the first half and missed the rest of the game. It’s too bad that Isiah Thomas is in Europe scouting players and therefore didn’t get to......

And just like that the winning streak is over. The Knicks didn’t just lose on Sunday they were humiliated. Atrocious defense, poor rebounding and lousy free throw shooting all played a part in Toronto’s 129-103 victory. Toronto scored the most points in franchise history while shooting an astounding 59% from the field. The Raptors took control of the game early, taking a 13-point lead at halftime and effectively ending the game in the third quarter.......

Let’s face it, we all expected great things when Stephon Marbury joined the Knicks. The local boy was coming home and perhaps that is why we were blinded to his faults. We forgot how he demanded out of Minnesota even with Kevin Garnett to pass to. We ignored the fact that Jason Kidd took his place on the Nets and instantly made them title contenders. There were a lot of warning signs we simply missed.......

More and more the USA Basketball committee that is selecting the 12 players for this summer�s Olympic basketball squad are hearing "I�m out", especially since the recent bombings in Athens. All this makes Gothamist wonder, who's in? Players that have turned down bids to play for Team USA include Seattle�s Ray Allen (fianc� giving birth this summer), Jersey�s Jason Kidd (nagging injuries), Toronto�s Vince Carter (getting married this summer), Minnesoata�s Kevin Garnett (fatigue from......

Brooklyn's Lincoln High School won its 3rd PSAL championship in a row last night , defeating Cardozo High School, 74-65. The team was led by Sebastian Telfair, a six foot guard and New York's Mr. Basketball, who led the team with 25 points in the victory. Many people think Telfair, cousin of Stephon Marbury, will skip college and go to the NBA, but after the game, Telfair said, "I'm not sad that it's over because......