The fourth quarter was a nightmare for the Knicks all season.
Despite their good record in clutch games, the Knicks had one of the worst net ratings in the NBA in the fourth quarter, dropping their normal plus-four net rating to a dreadful minus-4.2 when they hit the final twelve minutes.
In the other quarters, they sat at plus-3.8, plus-8.9, and plus-seven, respectively. A very good team was just wiltering every fourth quarter, severely hurting their overall numbers.
Of course, it required context. Especially early in the season, the Knicks had emptied their bench in blowouts and saw their reserves get dominated in garbage time.