On Sunday, the New York Knicks took one of the best teams in the NBA down to the wire. They had the Oklahoma City Thunder beat throughout the better part of three quarters before losing ground—and the game—in the fourth. Final score: 113-112. Much could be said about missed foul calls, while more could be said about missed free throws, but, in the end, it goes down as a missed opportunity.
There’s no reason to hang their heads, though. The Knicks essentially played a six-man rotation and still nearly wrestled a fully healthy Thunder team to the ground.