Knicks dig out of another big hole, still fall in Kurt Rambis’ coaching debut: The Knicks have a new coach but still lost in the same old painful way. The night after firing Derek Fisher, the Knicks dropped their sixth straight game, 111-108, to the Wizards at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have lost 10 of their last 11, including five in a row at home. -- Newsday
Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony surprised by Derek Fisher firing, will continue to put trust in Phil Jackson: Carmelo Anthony is now playing for his fourth coach since March 2012 but he said that lack of continuity doesn’t have him looking for an escape route.