The New York Knicks are down unhealthy.
On Monday, their downward spiral continued in a 114-97 loss to the Dallas Mavericks (18-26), New York’s ninth loss in its final 11 video games.
The Mavericks led by as many as 30 factors. Guard Max Christie scored a game-high 26 on 9-of-13 capturing, together with 8-of-10 from past the arc. The Knicks made 9 threes as a crew. The Dallas bench outscored New York’s, 46-29.
Knicks cannot cease terrible hunch with ugly house loss to the Mavericks
Coming into the second half of the season, the Knicks (25-18, third in Japanese Convention) are taking part in by far their worst basketball of the season. Starting with a New Yr’s Eve loss to the San Antonio Spurs (30-13, second in Western Convention), solely the New Orleans Pelicans (10-35, fifteenth in Western Convention) have a worse document than New York. The Knicks are No. 25 in scoring (110.6 factors per sport) throughout the span. They have been equally unhealthy defensively, rating No. 25 in factors allowed (117.7 per sport).
SNY’s Ian Begley contextualized the latest loss on social media, displaying it has a reputable declare because the worst of the Knicks’ season.
“They’d misplaced 8 of 10 coming into [the] sport. That they had Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart again from accidents. They usually have been taking part in a shorthanded Dallas crew,” Begley wrote.
