The Knicks were flustered and fell for the seventh time in the their past nine games. They’ve lost the look of a title contender, though with still the time and hope to recapture it.
It’s easier to miss because Mikal Bridges is easy to miss, which is part of the problem. He’s too often not aggressive enough, not driving enough, not embracing the contact, not at the foul line, not stopping the opposition as the point of attack...
It’s no secret that Towns has been struggling this season for the Knicks under Mike Brown’s offensive system and is having one of the worst shooting seasons of his career.