Knicks fans vented their fury in historic fashion against Kristaps Porzingis on Thursday, treating him like a Latvian Benedict Arnold from the second he stepped back onto the hardwood 20 minutes before tipoff.
All-night boos and rampant “KP sucks!’’ chants ruled this crazed Garden evening and the Knicks responded with a furious performance to beat Porzingis for the second time in a week in a 106-103 thriller against the Mavericks. The fans chanted “KP sucks!’’ at the final buzzer for one last rendition as the Knicks moved to 3-9.
With the score tied, Julius Randle got a key offensive rebound over Porzingis with 20 seconds left that led to a jump ball.