The New York Knicks, currently sitting sixth in the Eastern Conference with a 17-12 record, are set to face the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at the Paycom Center. The Fighting Tornadoes (19-9) currently rank third in the Western Conference.
Despite having the NBA’s most difficult schedule in December, and losing Mitchell Robinson to ankle surgery, New York has persevered. For the month they:
- rank fourth for field goal percentage, 50.1%
- posted a top-five offensive rating, 122.3
- hit a True Shooting mark of 60.6%
- were twelfth in pace, a drastic improvement from being the league’s worst in November
- shot 38.