The Knicks connected on just 43.5 percent of its shots and committed 11 turnovers in Sunday's loss to the Celtics. “The versatility, I think, is terrific,” Thibodeau said.
Sunday's 118-105 decision dropped them to 0-7 against the leading squads of the NBA (Boston, Cleveland, Oklahoma City) and their first instance of consecutive lost games since Jan. 3-6. A tense afternoon became downright horrifying when Karl-Anthony Towns limped to TD Garden's visitors' bench as Boston began its final push forward to victory.
A lot of things went wrong for the New York Knicks on Sunday, and they suffered an injury scare with their All-Star center late in the fourth quarter of their 118-105 loss to the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics now own a four-game lead over the Knicks and the head-to-head tiebreaker for the two-seed in the East (Boston still trails Cleveland by six games for the top seed). The two teams will square off one final time in the regular season when they meet at Madison Square Garden on April 8.
So until further notice, the Knicks can’t be classified as contenders. They’re too far below the Celtics and Cavaliers to be taken seriously. Sunday was just the latest example. In three games against Boston, they’ve been outscored by 63 points and struggle to defend the 3-point line.
It’s again the hot-button topic with Thibodeau, who has always eschewed load management while elevating his teams to regular-season heights above expectations.
The Knicks are a good team, but another blowout loss to the Celtics proves that they are not among the NBA's elite teams
On Sunday afternoon, the New York Knicks fell to the Boston Celtics, 118-105. In the fourth quarter, Karl-Anthony Towns went down with an apparent knee injury and was very clearly in pain.