After 18 consecutive losses, the New York Knicks broke through before the All-Star break, defeating the Atlanta Hawks to earn the illustrious 11th win to 47 losses; it’s been that kind of season for head coach David Fizidale’s group.
There were eight days to sit with this momentum. The Knicks could have stayed fresh and entered Friday’s game with something to play for against the Minnesota Timberwolves. That lasted as long as Damyean Dotson‘s red-hot 18 points in the first quarter. He finished the game with just two more points to total 20 in 33 minutes.