The New York Knicks couldn’t have had a worse start to the regular season, visiting the reigning champions in Boston and dropping a no-contest affair in which they have no business playing, 132-109.
Again, those were the reigning champions Celtics with the exact same roster they had last year against a Knicks mob that featured two entirely new starters—playing their first real game in Orange & Blue threads—and a depleted bench.
Anyway, and as Mikal Bridges said after the game, 1 down, 81 to go. Here’s what your coach, players, and other folks said before and after yesterday’s season-opening game.