The New York Knicks are already back for another game. It’s their penultimate 48 minutes before a brief holiday break, featuring a return home to face the Milwaukee Bucks. For a matchup fewer than 24 hours after a blowout loss to Miami, it’s arguably the worst-case scenario for interim coach Mike Miller’s team.
It was never a contest between the Knicks and Heat, with the latter leading by over 20 points at the half. A second-half performance from Bobby Portis made the final differential just 15 points, but it wasn’t representative of what happened most of the way.