Chris Copeland News

Anthony and Smith did all they could for the Knicks, but they were hurt in the playoffs.

The New York Knicks have never been shy to make noise in the offseason, but with little cap space and limited flexibility, it will be hard to make any major changes this summer.

The city of New York has a great all or nothing stigma attached to it. The saying is "If you can make it here you can make it anywhere." When you win a championship like the New York Giants and the New York Yankees , they have found out there is no greater place.

A good coach always has his players' backs in public. Even if he hasn't coached them in a decade.

Knicks owner James Dolan , general manager Glen Grunwald and coach Mike Woodson will need to find players who are willing to play for less in 2013-2014. Don't bother fantasizing about soon-to-be free agents such as Chris Paul or Dwight Howard, and stop scheming up elaborate sign-and-trade scenarios.

Lance Stephenson scored nine of his playoff career-high 25 points during a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the Knicks, 106-99, and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004.

They want another Game 7 played out beneath them Monday night. They know INDIANAPOLIS - Saturday night, the Knicks either take a giant step toward South Beach by forcing a Game 7 at the Garden or their season is over.

Anthony set the tone with a hard foul in the opening minute and went on to pace New York with a game-high 28 points as the Knicks stayed alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 wire-to-wire victory over the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden.

Say one thing about Knicks' head coach Mike Woodson, he's very loyal to his veterans -- perhaps sometimes to a fault.

It wadn't pretty. It wadn't smooth. But damnit was it timely. Melo once again had his fill of Paul George's meat-hooks, but buried enough jumpers - clean and contested alike - to keep the lead safe.

Albuquerque police say a mother who saw her 5-year-old being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt.

New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony drives past Indiana Pacers' Paul George during the second quarter in Game 5 of their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series in New York, May 16, 2013.

Mike Woodson doesn't reveal his lineup for Thursday night's Game 5 against Indiana, but on Wednesday the Knicks coach mentions the idea of returning to a smaller starting five.

The New York Knicks are a team that's desperate for someone to be able to put the ball in the basket right now.

That's how many points each player has scored during the 2013 playoffs, as a percentage of the total points scored by their draft class.

With the New York Knicks falling behind 3-1 on Tuesday in their playoff series against Indiana, the last former Colorado Buffalo still playing is on the verge of being ousted.

The Knicks really never made a push in this game and were consistently overmatched from start to finish.

Pablo Prigioni and Chris Copeland contributed to a very successful regular season for the Knicks, but were not rewarded by the All-Rookie team voters.

Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks reacts to a foul call in the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden.

Oak Park native Iman Shumpert got a fair amount of publicity his rookie season for his strong perimeter defense, and later for tearing his ACL in the first game of the playoffs, the same day Derrick Rose did.