While the Knicks have been more competitive than many expected, their fourth-quarter failings have been worse than anybody could have imagined, as bad as any team in the NBA.
Coming off back-to-back late-game collapses and some of the worst clutch play in the league, if the Knicks have nightmares, they must be of endgame meltdowns. They can buck that trend against the Pelicans on Sunday at noon at the Garden.
“When it comes down to the stretch, everybody is trying to figure it out on their own,’’ Carmelo Anthony said.