The Knicks were in the middle of a four-game winning streak until the Cavaliers rolled into town Wednesday night and showed them exactly how far they are away from competing with the NBA’s upper-echelon teams.
There’s no question the league put the Knicks in an incredibly difficult position having to play against the Cavs on the second night of a back-to-back. (Even though numbers show that back-to-backs, especially with the second game at home, have little effect on a team’s record.) Not having Derrick Rose made things even more difficult for the Knicks. LeBron James being annoyed at Knicks president Phil Jackson probably didn’t help either.