Whenever analyzing an NBA team, it is important to look at its record and then compare it to other numbers to see if its level of success is sustainable. Sometimes teams that win an unsustainable number of close games might appear to be better than they actually are, or it could work the other way around.
The Knicks sit at .500 — 13-13 — with about a third of the season in the books after they play the Lakers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. As of now, the Knicks’ record is exactly what it should be.