The Knicks are on their worst slide of the season with no respite in the schedule, a challenge that only gets more difficult and could land them at 13th in the Eastern Conference by week’s end. With problems aplenty, coach Derek Fisher made it clear that he wanted bring attention to one particular side of the court.
“Quite frankly, we’ve been horrendous on the defensive end in the last six games,” Fisher said. “The focus (of the media) has always been on the offense. We only scored eight points (in the fourth quarter Friday), but we’ve been last in the league the last six games on defense.