The Knicks Can't Stop Losing

For the Knicks, Saturday night's double overtime loss to the Nuggets felt like much more than the 16th game of an NBA season. Even though it marked the end of the first quarter of this truncated season, 16 games is still not enough to write any obituaries or celebratory odes to a basketball team. The Knicks, who entered with five straight losses and an angry fan base, couldn't be written off just because they lost. And lose they did as an Andre Miller desperation three, Tyson Chandler's sixth foul and the haunting image of an improved Danilo Gallinari combined to send the Knicks to a sixth straight loss. Those were the final notes of the loss, but the entire symphony told the story of a season that has gone terribly wrong for the Knicks. Carmelo Anthony carried the Knicks to overtime with a strong fourth quarter, but he was dreadful for the first three quarters as he hit just three of 17 shots in another poor shooting performance that made you wonder if his wrist ...