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Knicks unable to hang on in scrappy battle with 76ers

Knicks' Dennis Smith Jr., right, drives to the basket against Philadelphia 76ers' Shake Milton on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Philadelphia. Credit: AP/Chris Szagola

PHILADELPHIA — There are no easy games for the Knicks, the residue of being consistently one of the worst teams in the NBA. But even by that standard the Knicks began a stretch of 11 games Wednesday night that could serve as a death march for an already staggering season.

In the first stop, at least they showed they were going to make it a fight — in all senses of the word.