The New York Knicks snapped an 18 game losing streak at Madison Square Garden, scoring at will on their way to a 130-118 thumping of the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs tried to script a Hollywood ending a few times in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t to be. The Knicks average only 105 points a game, so of course they scored more than 30 points in each of the four quarters against what has to be the most porous defense in the Gregg Popovich era. After the game, DeMar DeRozan perfectly summarized the Spurs defense as of late:
“Right now, we suck defensively.