And then there were none.
No more games. No more adjustments. No alarms and no surprises. The Knicks’ 2021 season came to end with a 103-89 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The final vintage feels unworthy of the grapes squeezed during a pleasantly surprising year 75 for the franchise. But let’s drink what there is and bugger tomorrow’s hangover. So many recent seasons were indistinguishably sad. Pour one out for a bitter end and to better days to come. Sooner than later, for once?
Early on there were signs of hope. Julius Randle nearly posted a double-double in the first quarter, and Reggie Bullock was looking like the Bullock the Knicks remembered from the regular season.