The New York Knicks have exceeded all expectations this year with a dominant defense and offense that is testing the bounds of their players’ abilities. In fact, without the top-ranked defense in the NBA, the Knicks would be nowhere near a .500 record on the season. Currently, they’re on a four-game win streak, the first of the 2020–21 regular campaign, and scored a high of 133 against the Memphis Grizzlies in the first win of the streak.
Allowing just 104.3 points per game, they have kept themselves in close contests despite inefficient scoring. Nonetheless, without a few key players, the Knicks would be in no man’s land.