Not tryin’ for Zion?
The Knicks are trying all right. They’re just losing anyway.
Friday night’s unsightly 114-107 loss to the cellar-adjacent Hawks at Madison Square Garden wasn’t part of an outright tank, but it will nonetheless help the Knicks’ lottery odds.
The Knicks’ ninth loss in 10 games dropped their record to 9-25. They are now mere percentage points away from sliding into the bottom three of the NBA standings, which brings the maximum 14 percent chance of securing the No.