The Knicks are exorcising their demons

Photo by Mark Blinch/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe late-2010s Knicks were not fun to watch.

I don’t need to remind you, but if my future grandkids asked me to describe that harrowing moment in my basketball fandom with one photo, it would be this one:

Look at that big ol’ smile on Fizdale’s face. The Knicks got pummeled, 132-88, on December 2, 2019. On that terrible day, in that terrible season, this shiny dome is grinning with a 38-point deficit. This was the lowest point after an offseason of failure as the Knicks were about to fall to 4-17. Fizdale would be fired days later.

The Bucks were one of many teams that tortured our beloved Knicks while they were in shambles. A lot of those teams are…