At their lowest point, the Knicks saved themselves.
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They almost lost to the Rockets on Saturday for a brief period of time; they are such a bad club that they could be in the running for the worst in NBA history.
However, Alec Burks’ late charge saved the day, as the Knicks prevailed 106-99 at Madison Square Garden. It was still a defeating feeling.
The Rockets (1-15) have suffered nightly blowouts and have lost 14 straight games. However, they were up midway through the fourth quarter on Saturday and were putting the Knicks (9-7) under pressure.
Once more, Julius Randle struggled, missing 11 of his 15 tries at the goal. Even worse, in just 21 minutes, was Kemba Walker with nine points. He spent the whole fourth quarter on the bench. For the first time in five games, Evan Fournier scored 19 points and played in the fourth quarter, but in the last five minutes, he missed two 3-pointers.
Nerlens Noel, who missed the previous four games due to a sprained knee, made his comeback on Saturday. His presence was required because Mitchell Robinson was sidelined in the second quarter after taking an elbow to the nose, and Taj Gibson, the third center, was ruled out due to a groin problem.
