The Knicks Are Not Playing Knicks Basketball: ‘It’s Almost Like We’re in the Water’

The Knicks are not playing Knicks basketball: ‘It’s almost like we’re in the water’

With 20 seconds on the clock, Jalen Brunson has pushed the ball past half court. He finds Karl-Anthony Towns trailing, but Towns gives the ball right back. Brunson fakes the swing to the right corner, blows past VJ Edgecombe, gets both feet into the paint, draws two defenders and finds OG Anunoby in the left corner. On Paul George’s early closeout, Anunoby swings the ball to Miles McBride, target-practice for a knockdown shooter in yet another b…

Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns is having the most disappointing season of his 11-year career

Stephen Lew-Imagn ImagesStephen Lew-Imagn Images Since their NBA Cup Championship victory, the New York Knicks are 5-5, with three straight losses to the San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers. New York has played their worst basketball of the season on both sides of the ball, a realization that would remove them from championship contention as we know it. Over their last 10 games, the Knicks rank 25th in defensive rating, placi…