The weight of expectations has slowed down the rampaging New York Knicks.
Following a three-game win streak and a surprising 5-3 start, the Knicks enjoyed the national spotlight. They entered Friday night’s game against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder as odds-on favorites for the first time this season.
The result was a disastrous 101-89 loss, another growing pain, as the Thunder caught the Knicks’ defense napping after shaking off a sluggish start.
The Knicks led at the start, but there were ominous signs early on that it would be a long night.
Julius Randle, who is playing like an All-NBA player to start the season, ran into early foul trouble.