STILL ON TOP
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NOW we’re about to see if the Knicks are for real or not.
Their 105-98 Christmas Day loss to the Philadelphia 76ers marked the Knicks’ last home game for the calendar year. In fact, you won’t be seeing a lot of the Knicks for the early part of 2018.
The Knicks game on Wednesday in Chicago begins a streak of 14 of 17 road games, which is a dangerous proposition considering Jeff Hornacek’s team is 2-10 away from MSG.
“It’s going to be very hard to win on the road,” Enes Kanter said. “That’s it. Because, obviously, we play really well at home. I think we just need the same energy on the road, as obviously when we play at home, the whole crowd, they give us so much energy. We need to have the same energy on the bench at the road.”
The Knicks played their 21st home game on Monday, meaning they have just 20 home dates over the final 3 ½ months. After Chicago, the Knicks play at San Antonio and New Orleans.
“The other night we gave up 34 points in the fourth quarter,” Hornacek said. “We can’t rely on trying to outscore teams at the end of the game. We have to lock teams up. Then if you get some stops and we can push the ball.” including 2-for-9 in the fourth quarter, on his recent shooting woes: “I think it’s also I’m just learning a lot. All these games, every game I’m learning and I’m seeing all kinds of defenses, late double team, early double team right away.
“Maybe some games they’re fronting, switching everything. So it’s an adjustment every game for me. And teams are obviously trying to make it as difficult as they can for me. Trying to force the shots I don’t want. So it’s always a battle when you’re trying to get what you want but I think it’s also just me, as the game slows down even more for me and I see what’s going on even more, I’m going to be capable of making the right pass or