WASHINGTON — Eight is enough to ruin a Knicks’ season.
That’s how many final-possession losses have occurred since Dec. 13 — six of the crushers coming in January.
The latest happened in a historic four-hour, four-overtime classic Sunday in Atlanta — the franchise’s longest game since 1951. The NBA’s 2-minute report added insult to injury, admitting Anthony was fouled by Paul Millsap on his game-tying bucket with 2.6 seconds left in regulation and should have gone to the free-throw line for the possible game-winning point.
The connective tissue in the heartbreaking losses is The Big 3 — Anthony, Derrick Rose and Kristaps Porzingis — have each taken turns failing them when it counted most.