The Knicks defied the odds all year, but when it came time to save their season, they were simply spent.
Trae Young, Clint Capela and the rest of the Atlanta Hawks goon squad squashed a battered and bruised Knicks team with relative ease on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, winning by 14 and eliminating New York from the playoffs. With the loss goes the season, down the tubes like Mario and Luigi. As Vince Carter famously declared, it’s over.
Before we dig into the darkness, let’s look on the bright side.