The New York Knicks went into the All-Star break with all the momentum in the world. Whatever momentum they had must have missed the flight back from Turks and Caicos.
High-energy defense has been a constant for the Knicks in Tom Thibodeau‘s first year as head coach. That wasn’t the case against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. The defense was shaky, Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated Julius Randle, and there may be trouble ahead with the schedule.
Here are three highlights and three observations from New York’s 134-101 loss to Milwaukee on Thursday night.