CLEVELAND — It wasn’t that long ago that LeBron James was ruling Cleveland and there were parades with fans happily throwing powder into the air. The mood was far different Monday night as the Knicks and Cavaliers convened at Quicken Loans Arena for a battle to the bottom.
The Knicks entered the night with the worst record in the league and the Cavs were just a half-game better, a fitting opponent as the Knicks chased a humbling bit of history. This game not only provided a glimpse of who was the worst team in basketball, but the 107-104 loss was the 17th straight defeat for the Knicks, the longest stretch of futility in the long history of the franchise.