Disappointing night for Knicks as they lose to Thunder

It’s hard to imagine that just over two weeks into the season, the Knicks might be a victim of lofty expectations. But here they were at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, suddenly finding themselves with a chance to push their win total within one of the best figure in the NBA. For a rare night, they were the favorites as they faced the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Maybe it’s easy to get carried away by the 5-3 record they brought into the game or by the way the Knicks had battled back from 15- and 18-point deficits to win the previous two games. So it seemed unfamiliar when the Thunder started the game shooting brutally and playing sluggishly and the Knicks seemed incapable of even keeping…