NEW YORK, NY—The New York Knicks took one step forward with a dynamite win over the Miami Heat on Sunday. The issue is that every step forward is followed up with two steps back.
Blowout losses at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns are those two steps back. A loss to Milwaukee, even a thrashing, is somewhat understandable considering the Bucks are an absolute juggernaut on pace for more than 70 wins.
But a 23-point drubbing at the hands of the Suns? Unacceptable. Phoenix is a team that is a little further along on the development path, but not so much that they should be laying a whooping on the Knicks in their own building.