It took facing the Houston Rockets (18-58) to fix an ongoing three-game losing skid, but the New York Knicks (43-33) emerged victorious from facing the Wemby-bound Texans in the return of the locals to MSG on Monday, earning a solid 137-115 win.
Not even taking on a Jalen Brunson-less squad boosted the chances of the lowly Rockets, who dropped their sixth consecutive game and their seventh in the last 10 games they’ve played. No need to mention Houston is in possession of the second-worst NBA record and only above the Detroit Pistons in the league-wide standings.