The New York Knicks were in desperate need of a victory on Friday, Jan. 26. Who stepped up for the Knicks during the 107-85 decimation of the Phoenix Suns?
The New York Knicks have officially completed the most grueling stretch of games of the 2017-18 NBA regular season thus far. New York played seven consecutive games away from Madison Square Garden, including six against Western Conference foes.
After dropping a number of winnable games against shorthanded opponents, the Knicks ended the road trip on a high note by defeating the Phoenix Suns 107-85.
Defeating Phoenix doesn’t make up for the losses endured on this trip, but it’s a positive ending to what could have been a far worse experience. New York finished its seven-game road trip with a 3-4 record, which is below .500, but much better than expected.
Since beginning the 2017-18 regular season with a 2-12 road record, New York has gone 5-7 away from Madison Square Garden—below .500, but a massive improvement, nonetheless.
Against Phoenix, everything seemed to come together for a team that had been mislabeled as lost and without direction. It was a well-rounded performance by a team that could have laid down and quit after three straight losses.
The question is: Who stepped up to lead the New York Knicks to one of the most lopsided victories of the 2017-18 regular season thus far?