The last time the New York Knicks finished in the top ten in offensive rating and won fifty games was 1988-89. They led the league in three-point attempts per game with a whopping 14. It was Patrick Ewing‘s fourth season, and a 35-year-old Rick Pitino was roaming the sidelines.
The Knicks went the next 23 seasons without a top ten offense.
Historically, New York’s best teams have relied on great defense to win. The great Ewing teams of the ’90s were dominant on defense, but never finished higher than 12th in ORtg.