TORONTO — Late in the third quarter Thursday night, Knicks coach Derek Fisher trotted out a quintet of Lou Amundson, Kevin Seraphin and Derrick Williams up front with Sasha Vujacic and rookie Jerian Grant in the backcourt.
Visions of last season’s 17-win catastrophe were hard to ignore. All-Star Weekend comes here in two weeks, but this became the anti-All-Star night at Air Canada Centre — at least for the Knicks.
The Knicks sat their two marquee guys — Carmelo Anthony (knee soreness) and Kristaps Porzingis (late scratch due to upper-respiratory ailment). They also were missing Jose Calderon (groin strain), who is still beloved in Toronto, where he had his best years.