The Empire State Building was lit in orange and blue Saturday night to celebrate the Knicks’ home opener. By game’s end, the Knicks were blue and had nothing to celebrate.
The Knicks squandered a 21-point second-quarter lead and wasted a 33-point performance by Kristaps Porzingis, and fell to the Pistons, 111-107, at Madison Square Garden.
Two games into the season, Porzingis has shown he can handle the workload as a franchise player. But he needs help.
Tim Hardaway Jr., who was signed to a four-year, $71 million deal to be the Knicks’ No. 2 guy, hasn’t performed well in the first two games.