After stringing together two remarkable wins, Derek Fisher’s first winning streak as an NBA head coach came to a halt Tuesday night, after his New York Knicks fell to the Washington Wizards 93-86 at Madison Square Garden. Just one game after watching Carmelo Anthony hang 28 points on the Charlotte Hornets to break the 20,000-point [...]
Derek Fisher’s New York Knicks knew they’d face a massive challenge against four of the Eastern Conference’s top teams to start the season, but rather than shy away from the fight, the Knicks have approached it head on to impressive results. After spoiling LeBron James’ return to Cleveland Thursday night, D-Fish’s squad turned around and [...]
On a banner opening night in Cleveland for the NBA and the Cavaliers, marking the return of LeBron James to his hometown team, Derek Fisher and his underdog New York Knicks went in and spoiled the party. It was one of the most anticipated nights of the season for the league, not for the matchup, [...]
As Derek Fisher makes his regular season head coaching debut for the New York Knicks, the start to his team’s schedule is resembling another lineup from New York sports history: the 1920s Yankees Murderers’ Row. The Knicks open up their season against the four teams that very well might end up the season as the [...]
Derek Fisher has had a long and storied relationship with his former coach and mentor, Knicks President Phil Jackson. But this summer, a month after accepting the job as coach of the Knicks from Jackson, Derek learned something about Phil and himself that he didn’t expect. The two took a trip to Kansas to visit [...]
As the preseason winds down, the New York Knicks took another step forward on Wednesday night and chalked up their first thrilling finish under Coach Derek Fisher. With 15 seconds left in a tie game, Carmelo Anthony made sure the Knicks wouldn't need extra time to dispatch of the Washington Wizards as he drained a go-ahead [...]
Derek Fisher’s New York Knicks were playing some of their best basketball of the preseason going into their Monday night tilt with the Milwaukee Bucks. But it was the visiting squad that brought its best performance off the preseason at Madison Square Garden. After holding their previous three opponents to 81 points or less, New York [...]
All through the preseason, New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher has downplayed the value of wins and losses, instead focusing on the development of his team. This remained true on Tuesday night, even after the Knickerbockers notched their second preseason win, an 84-76 triumph over the Philadelphia 76ers at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. [...]
Monday night was a special night for New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher, as after two games on the road to start the preseason, Coach Fisher made his Madison Square Garden coaching debut. Before the game, Derek noted the uniqueness of the evening and how it felt to be member of the home team in the Garden after [...]
After his first game as coach — a 28-turnover, 20-point loss to Boston— Derek Fisher noted that his Knicks still had a lot to learn about running the triangle offense. But in their second preseason game on Saturday night, the Knickerbockers proved to be quick studies and showed off their improvements in a 96-80 win over [...]