Knicks guard RJ Barrett shoots over Celtics center Robert Williams II during the first half of an NBA game on Wednesday in Boston. Credit: AP/Charles Krupa
It seems like a futile exercise to search for a bright spot when the Knicks are in the midst of a stretch in which they’ve lost five of six games, tumbled from fourth place to eighth in the Eastern Conference playoff race and endured one torturously close loss after another.
But it’s also hard to ignore the timing right now, with RJ Barrett emerging as a rapidly improving sidekick to the team’s All-Star, Julius Randle, and the next test coming Friday night at Madison Square Garden with Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies coming to town.