The New York Knicks were tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Despite a complicated triangle offense, the ball was always flowing pretty smoothly. The defense wasn’t great, but it wasn’t too shabby in specific situations.
The team was seemingly starting to mesh together, especially the Rose-Anthony-Porzingis trio. But in essence, the shots were there, and they were falling. The Knicks were driving into the most wonderful time of the year with high spirits, but left it by crashing and burning.
Christmas 2016 In Detail
The Christmas Day game in 2016 was the point of no return for the rest of that season.