Overview
- The Knicks fell 134-132 in San Antonio after yielding 41 points in the fourth quarter, ending a three-game winning streak.
- Brown said the team defends only in spurts and urged a full 48-minute commitment, warning that the issues will eventually catch up to them.
- The team ranks third in offensive rating and fourth in net rating, yet sits 16th defensively and has dipped to 29th in defensive rating over the last four games.
- Josh Hart (ankle) and Mitchell Robinson (rest) missed recent games, Landry Shamet remains out with a shoulder injury, and Miles McBride just returned from an ankle sprain.
- San Antonio’s Julian Champagnie punished New York’s perimeter coverage with 11 made threes, underscoring the Knicks’ recent defensive slip.