J.R. Smith has had one helluva weird season. He won the Sixth Man of the Year award... and now he's shooting the Knicks right out of the postseason. After Tuesday night's disaster in Indianapolis, Smith is 18-64 in the second round. 28 percent.
But he's not letting the misses cut into his confidence. Show More Summary
With the Knicks entrenched in a gritty and grueling second-round matchup with the Indiana Pacers, there has been much talk about the sudden struggles of Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith and the shooting slump of superstar Carmelo Anthony. Show More Summary
J.R. Smith’s teammates have a simple message for the slumping sixth man: Just keep shooting. Smith has struggled mightily from the floor in the past four games, hitting just 26 percent of his attempts. Coach Mike Woodson and others have expressed confidence that Smith can turn things around. “You can’t give up hope,” Woodson said Friday. “J.R.’s [...]
Ever since J.R. Smith was suspended for elbowing Jason Terry during the Knicks – Celtics series, he hasn’t been himself. Smith earned Sixth man of the year honors for timely scoring and the ability to heat up quickly. However, since coming back from injury, he’s been anything but himself. His shooting has been abysmal. In [...]
Every time J.R. Smith takes a shot, an angel loses its wings. Times have been tough for the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year, as Smith has shot a ghastly 28 percent from the field since serving his one-game suspension against the Boston Celtics. Show More Summary
It's been a rough week for Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith. On April 28, against the Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks guard threw an elbow to the head of Boston Celtics elder-statesman Jason Terry, resulting in a one-game suspension. Show More Summary
The New York Knicks boast two of the most electrifying offensive players in the NBA: scoring champion Carmelo Anthony and Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith. When these stars get hot, they play like an NBA Jam tandem and make the Knicks seemingly unbeatable. Show More Summary
The New York Knicks felt great heading into Wednesday night’s Game 5 showdown against the Boston Celtics. New York, coming off of a 97-90 overtime loss in Game 4, was up 3-1 in the series with Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith returning after serving a one-game suspension. Show More Summary
Mike Dunleavy has served as a valuable sixth man for the Bucks during the past two seasons. And the 32-year-old guard-forward said Monday he would be open to returning. Dunleavy scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds in Milwaukee’s 88-77 loss to Miami in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference playoffs Sunday as the Heat completed a [...]
The 2013 NBA Playoffs resumed as the New York Knicks traveled to play the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their first-round series. New York entered this game with a 3-0 advantage but were without Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith due to his one-game suspension. Show More Summary
A top-three seed in the NBA playoffs—led by a hot-shooting forward, a scoring sixth man, an aging Jason Kidd, a productive Tyson Chandler, a pesky point guard, and a lockdown defender on the wing—catches fire and, to the surprise of the basketball world, rolls all the way to the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Show More Summary
Luke Babbitt got a third-place vote for NBA Sixth Man of the Year, which is idiotic. One voter really thought Ryan Anderson, after being the NBA’s Most Improved a year ago, deserved first place in the same category for going from 16.1 points per game to 16.2. Show More Summary
When the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year voting came out on Monday, there wasn't too much of a surprise that the New York Knicks' J.R. Smith came out the winner. Scroll down the voting list, however, and one player earned some national recognition—not for the fact that he didn't receive enough votes, but that he got a vote at all. Show More Summary
J.R. Smith's yearbook quote is better than your yearbook quote. In fact, it's better than anything you may have written, spoken or thought of, ever. Terez Owens brings us an image that, while not surprising, is utterly fascinating. It's the alleged yearbook image and quotation from one Mr. Show More Summary
The New York Knicks are heading to Boston, then perhaps finally back to the second round. The once-mighty Celtics don’t seem capable of stopping them. Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points, Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith added 19, and New York opened a 2-0 lead over Boston with another dominant second half in an 87-71 victory [...]
Fresh off his acceptance of the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award before the game, Knicks’ JR Smith came out hot. Smith is one of those streaky shooters that when he gets hot, he’s off the charts hot. In the first quarter of the Knicks-Celtics Game 2, Smith was was knocking down shots from [...]
The 2013 NBA season has been a fantastic one for J.R. Smith. The New York Knicks guard has emerged as the league's best sixth man, and is right up there with Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler as one of the team's most important players. Show More Summary
On Monday afternoon, the NBA announced that New York Knicks "bench" player J.R. Smith had been named the Sixth Man of the Year (presented by a Korean car company). Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford finished second. The award is "Presented by Kia Motors," and it's too bad that Blake Griffin couldn't pull some strings to help out his teammate. Show More Summary
NEW YORK -- J.R. Smith is the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year. Let that swirl around your synapses for a moment. The man that referred to himself as a #STARER, posted Instagram photos of his coach giving him a WTF look on the bench and dared...Show More Summary
Jamal Crawford is playing like he has something to prove after not winning the Sixth Man of the Year award. J-Crossover showed off some nasty handles during the first half against the Grizzlies. Nasty. And-1 Mixtape like moves.. Read more NBA news on BleacherReport.com