There they were in Boston on Friday night with an actual chance to silence the wolves, the lambs and the vultures and what did the Knicks do? Croaked from second-hand choke.
Up a dozen against the recently exhumed Celtics, they were hosing their hosts in the third quarter (7:15 left), until the Knicks reverting to playing like the Knicks:
No movement, slurred shot selection (0-for-10 from the great divide in second half after downing 3-for-5 before intermission) and too many defensive breakdowns.