The Magic leaned on an 11-man rotation in hopes of running the Knicks into the ground, a tactic that has worked against New York in the past. In theory, it should have worked again — especially with the Knicks missing two perimeter pieces in Miles McBride (ankle) and Landry Shamet (shoulder). Instead, the Knicks flipped the script.

The New York Knicks are looking at a Western Conference guard as a potential trade target to improve their NBA Championship chances.

It was just over a year ago that Mike Brown was fired from the Kings, sending his coaching future into uncertainty. Now, his new Knicks squad is thriving under his tutelage and in the NBA Cup final.

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.

The New York Knicks and Orlando Magic meet Saturday in the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas, Nevada, with tip-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET.

After choking Coach PJ Carlesimo in 1997, Latrell Sprewell was in a difficult situation. The infamous incident saw the All-Star forward receiving a 68-game suspension. Despite the controversy, the New York Knicks still believed Sprewell would be a good acquisition.

It's no secret that Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson didn't see eye to eye during their stint on the New York Knicks.

A meeting between Josh Hart and Mike Brown amid struggles for both the veteran guard and the team as a whole sparked a recent run that has New York in the NBA Cup finals.