The New York Knicks (24-27) comfortably beat the dregs of the league, the Sacramento Kings, on Monday. Two nights later, one of the NBA’s best brings their circus train to Manhattan.
The Memphis Grizzlies (35-18) are enjoying the kind of season many Knicks fans expected from our heroes when the gates lifted on the season. They sit third in the Western Conference and are ranked eighth in both offense and defense. The Beale Street Bears can jet, too, running for the ninth-best pace. (We don’t need to always repeat how slow the Knickerbockers are.