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New York Knicks: What We Learned From Five-Game Road Trip

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) stretches on the baseline in the fourth quarter of the game against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 127-114. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) stretches on the baseline in the fourth quarter of the game against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 127-114. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /
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The New York Knicks concluded the five-game road trip on Saturday, December 17. What did we learn from the Knicks’ five games away from Madison Square Garden?

Dec 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) stretches on the baseline in the fourth quarter of the game against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 127-114. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 17, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) stretches on the baseline in the fourth quarter of the game against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets won 127-114. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

The New York Knicks have finally concluded the longest road trip of the 2016-17 NBA regular season. Five consecutive games were played away from home, with that brutal stretch concluding in thin air against the Denver Nuggets.

Unfortunately, the Knicks were unable to close the road trip on a high note as they fell 127-114 in Denver.

New York’s defense—or lack thereof—is what cost it against the Nuggets in Denver. It allowed Michael Malone’s crew to shoot 55.6 percent from the field, convert 10 3-point field goals, and attempt 29 free throws.

No matter how well a team plays on offense, allowing an opponent to execute with such ease is asking for trouble.

With the loss to Denver, the Knicks fell to 14-13 on the season and 2-3 on the five-game road trip. It defeated the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, but fell to the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, and Phoenix Suns.

The question is: what did we learn from the Knicks’ extensive trip away from home?

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