The New York Knicks have the unenviable task of playing the next five games away from Madison Square Garden. That would normally be a grueling stretch of games, but this is actually the perfect opportunity for the Knicks to exorcise their demons.
Effort has been an issue for this veteran Knicks team during road games, which makes this stretch the challenge they’ve desperately needed.
New York has won back-to-back road games, but the Knicks were underwhelming in both. They came out sluggish against the Miami Heat on Tuesday, December 6 and blew a 17-point fourth quarter lead before Carmelo Anthony hit a game-winner on Wednesday, November 30.