There was very little to cheer for at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks slogged through a 17-65 season with the fans well aware that most of the players were just placeholders for the salary-cap space the team hopes to use this summer to bring stars back to town.
But even in the most lopsided losses -- and there were many -- the one constant that drew the fans to ease up on the “Tank for Zion” chants was when Mitchell Robinson would rise to block a shot or to throw down a dunk off a lob from one of his nondescript teammates.