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For a brief stretch, the Knicks who looked wobbly, uneven, and sluggish from the opening tip appeared to find their footing.

They had sliced a 27-point deficit down to four on a 31-foot 3-pointer from Karl-Anthony Towns with 11:32 remaining in the fourth quarter.

But that was as close as New York would get during an eventual 118-105 loss to the Celtics at TD…