29. team. 27. Make that three separate, embarrassing losing streaks for the Knicks. At different times this season, New York has lost seven games, 10 games and now eight games in a row. They’ve won one of their last 19 games. But the worst part is how agonizingly close they keep coming to victory.
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<p>You want to knock Carmelo Anthony? Forget about him leading this team of scrubs to the playoffs, but one <em>could</em> criticize him for a blatant lack of execution down the stretch to help explain why the Knicks have lost a jaw-dropping 17 of 20 games in which they were within five points with five minutes to play. New York has more losses than anyone and at this point, running Melo’s knees into the ground makes ZERO sense. Sit him and tank away.</p>. (5-28). Previous: . New York Knicks