Up by seven points with eight minutes and 12 seconds left on the clock, the New York Knicks once again blew a healthy lead to lose the game. After falling to the Brooklyn Nets by two points on Monday evening, they replicated their loss against the Celtics on Wednesday, falling by two points and failing yet again to close out a competitive game.
The Knicks went into Wednesday tied with Boston in the Atlantic standings but gave them a one-game advantage in the defeat. While most would consider this matchup another classic between two rival cities, the Knicks are looking themselves in the mirror as their own opponent.