Knicks players from left: Julius Randle, Wayne Ellington, Frank Ntilikina and Marcus Morris Sr. sit on the bench during the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 5, 2019. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — On the day after, the Knicks were all still in place. The coach, David Fizdale, was still running practice. The executives were all lined up watching the session. And the players who were on the floor for the second straight one-sided loss - the eighth straight overall - were the ones who would be left to try to change the team’s fortunes.