Mike Brown, now leading the New York Knicks, blends strong defense with innovative offense from his time at Golden State. Can ...

As the game evolved and players became more skilled and versatile, the NBA decided to bring zone defense back in 2001.

Tom Thibodeau is out. Mike Brown is in. A new era is underway at Madison Square Garden — and it comes with sky-high expectations.

Through their free-agency activity so far and the expected hiring of Mike Brown to be their next head coach, the New York ...

Those two led the Knicks to 51 wins and the conference finals, but the defense was not good enough, even with Mitchell Robinson.

The Knicks' defense plays desperate, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns continue to cook and the Pacers come up empty in Game 5.

There is no scenario in which the Knicks claw back into this series with the Pacers without a tighter, more physical, more assertive defense.

There is no scenario in which the Knicks claw back into this series with the Pacers without a tighter, more physical, more assertive defense.

The Knicks need a strong start in Game 5 against the Celtics, focusing on defense and dominating loose balls to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks have switched more often than they did in the regular season to slow the Celtics. Boston has also switched coverages to slow Jalen Brunson.

Suddenly, the two teams started to bring back fond memories of Charles Oakley, Patrick Ewing and the rest of the Knicks teams that engaged in hand-to-hand combat.