At times this season, I’ve grown bored trying to find new descriptors for how inept the Knicks’ offense has been. Ice cold. Half-hearted. Disinterested. Farty. I’ve thoroughly depleted that particular cabinet of my vocabulary. Through tonight’s first half against Los Angeles Clippers (3-3) the same story continued. New York’s needle remained stuck in the same, gross groove.
But tonight was a tale of two halves. Tonight, the Knicks (3-4) came blazing out of intermission, showing depth and character against one of the league’s top teams. Instead of fading down the stretch, the kept their collective foot on the gas and closed with a supremely satisfying 111-97 win.