Surely it was a coincidence, because these things can’t get pulled together so quickly. But no sooner had De’Aaron Fox fed Richaun Holmes for an easy dunk, giving the Sacramento Kings — the 1-5 Sacramento Kings — a 72-44 lead over the Knicks three minutes into the second half, a couple of things happened.
First, up in the high corner seats behind the Knicks bench, near close enough to touch the Garden’s pinwheel roof, the first inevitable chants of the season tumbled from the lips of some especially angry faithful:
“FIRE FIZDALE!
“FIRE FIZFALE!