The Sixers have hit a bit of a wall recently. Losers of 4 of their last 7 and worse, 3 of their last 4, so there is nothing better than hosting the Knicks. The Knicks have won 1 of their last 8 games and according to their own coach today, don’t even have an NBA team right now:
Fizdale laughing as he talk about his recent use of zone defense: "It’s not used as much in the NBA. It’s much more of a college defense. But I got a college team."
— Steve Popper (@StevePopper) December 19, 2018
Recently the Knicks have seen impressive play from Kevin Knox, who is on pace for the December Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month:
Kevin Knox’s last 5 games
19.