Had a few more shots and calls gone the Knicks’ way, they very easily could’ve been going into tonight’s game amid a five-game winning streak. And it would’ve been incredible. We’d be talking about how Jalen Brunson scored 61 points while out dueling Victor Wembanyama in an all-time classic that would surely get reruns on MSG for years to come, and how they withstood another huge game from Jalen Williams and Josh GIddey to to beat a very good Thunder team that has sat atop the western conference standings for much of the season.
Instead, they’re coming off of two heartbreaking losses which might be the most gut-wrenching pair of games this season that saw the team ultimately waste heroic performances from the aforementioned Brunson in the first game, and Isaiah Hartenstein and Deuce McBride in the second.