Over and over, the familiar keys played, but Madison Square Garden’s poor arena organist went ignored. Repeated invitations for the building’s long-popular “De-fense” chant were met with silent indifference from the packed house.
Apathy is hard to shake when watching the worst Knicks team in history. For now, avoiding all-time infamy will do.
In jeopardy of joining the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks for the longest home losing streak in NBA history, the Knicks managed to end their embarrassing 18-game home losing streak, and notched their first Garden win since Dec. 1, with Sunday night’s 130-118 victory over the Spurs.