The first time this month the New York Knicks gained some momentum, it vanished with a surprising loss to the Sacramento Kings.
The Knicks will look to avoid repeating history Tuesday night when they host the Kings in the final battle of the season between the nonconference foes.
The Knicks have been off since Saturday night, when they rode a dominant third quarter to a 112-109 win over the host Philadelphia 76ers. The visiting Kings suffered their fifth straight loss Sunday night, falling to the Detroit Pistons 139-116.
The win was the second straight for the Knicks — their first set of consecutive victories since a three-game streak from Dec. 25-29. In between, New York went 2-9 with a pair of four-game losing streaks.
The second skid started Jan. 14 when the Knicks, who had won two of their last three games, lost 112-101 to the Kings, who fired current New York head coach Mike Brown on Dec. 27, 2024, after more than two seasons at the helm and the franchise’s only playoff appearance since 2006.
Brown looked as if he might be in danger of suffering a similar fate when the Knicks — whose impatient and reclusive owner, James Dolan, said during a rare radio appearance earlier this month that he expected his
