New York Knicks: Statistical Explanation Of What’s Holding NYK Back
5. Road Woes
It’s no secret that NBA teams play an equal 41 games at home and 41 games on the road. For that reason, one can’t help but be concerned about the fact that the New York Knicks consistently fall apart on the road.
It’s easy to be encouraged by the Knicks opening the season 11-5 at Madison Square Garden, but it’s hard not to be concerned about New York being 5-9 on the road.
Thus far in 2016-17, the Knicks are scoring 104.1 points per road game on a slash line of .431/.350/.788. By comparison, they’re allowing 110.3 points per game on an unforgivable slash line of .458/.366/.759.
When a team is losing by an average of 6.2 points per game, it’s hard to blame anything other than lackluster energy and effort.
New York doesn’t need to be elite on the road during its first year with its new roster and new coach, but it must improve. Flirting with .500 is an acceptable goal for road games, whether that’s 20-21, 21-20, or simply 14-13 or 13-14 the rest of the way.
The Knicks have been strong at home, but are in desperate need of a turnaround on the offensive end of the floor.