New York Knicks forward Julius Randle reacts during overtime against the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
It’s hard to call a game a must-win for the Knicks when there are 24 games left and they are just a game out of the play-in tournament. But Monday night at Madison Square Garden certainly felt like a must-win.
It was the first of four straight home games surrounding the All-Star break, but with a seven-game trip awaiting them and one shot at a shorthanded, struggling team, the Knicks could not allow this opportunity to slip away.