Knicks coach David Fizdale, right, talks to guard Allonzo Trier (14) and guard Wayne Ellington (2) during the first half against the Cavaliers on Nov. 10, 2019, at Madison Square Garden. Credit: AP/Mary Altaffer
In the wake of a third straight loss, the Knicks were looking for positives and there were few in their own performance. So they turned to history.
Not their own history, since some of the Knicks players weren’t born when the franchise last enjoyed glory days. Instead, Knicks coach David Fizdale pointed to the 2016-17 Miami Heat for inspiration. It was a team he’d already departed for a head coaching job in Memphis, and the Knicks' current tenuous tie to that team is Wayne Ellington serving a bench role on that team.