“When Karl Anthony-Towns is on the court against any of the top-10 offenses in the league this season, the Knicks’ defensive rating is 127,” Tim Bontemps said. “The worst defensive rating in the league is 118. So to say that is bad is an understatement.”

The Ringer's Bill Simmons believes Knicks star Jalen Brunson has taken over from James Harden as the NBA's biggest flopper.

More concerning than Hart being struck with a $2,000 fine is the Knicks' inability to take down the NBA's top teams, as they feel just one tier behind the top clubs with seldom room to make immense improvements. New York should hold its breath that Mitchell Robinson is the boost they need, or the issue could become quite concerning.

The Celtics can comfortably put Holiday on Towns, allowing Porziņģis to guard whichever non-shooter the Knicks have on the floor, because he’s strong and an incredible post defender for his size. This makes New York’s top-notch offense stagnant. Only so many teams have guards/wings able to disrupt Towns (Oklahoma City is one of them).

The New York Knicks were down as much as 27 points against the Boston Celtics, yet massive third-quarter performances from Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns helped propel them back into the game.

The New York Knicks are off to a great 37-20 start, but they have fallen short of knocking off the top teams in the league. Following blowout losses to the