A wake-up call? That’s just what Monday night’s disgrace at the Garden may turn into for the Knicks.
A day after their horrendous 121-115 loss to the woeful Wizards, the Knicks were still hard on themselves for ruining Christmas — with starting point guard Elfrid Payton stating the club was “not respecting the game.’’
At Tuesday’s practice in Tarrytown, interim coach Mike Miller showed the club film of the meltdown in which they blew a 13-point first-quarter lead and fell behind a depleted Wizards squad by 17 points with 4:40 to play.
Several players spoke afterward about a lack of focus at the Monday morning shootaround carrying over.