How many times does this have to happen? Once again, the Knicks had a double-digit lead, this time by as many as 28 points in the first half. Once again, they completely collapsed in the second half. Once again, the season has never looked more hopeless. Yet another new low in a campaign full of heartbreaking collapses.
The Brooklyn Nets aren’t much of a team without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. During the first half, they looked more like the squad that had recently lost 11 straight and less like an Eastern Conference contender.