On Sunday afternoon, the New York Knicks continued their struggles against elite teams with a blowout road loss at the hands of the Boston Celtics. It was the second straight game that New York was routed by a team ahead of them in the Eastern Conference standings,

The loss to the Cavaliers was the worst for Tom Thibodeau since he became the coach of New York in 2020. On Sunday, the Boston Celtics led the Knicks for the majority of the conte

Dec 9, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) taunts the Toronto Raptors fans after making a three point basket to clinch a win near the end of the fourth quarter at Scotiabank Arena.

New York Knicks fans couldn't believe that Tom Thibodeau sent Karl-Anthony Towns back into the game after he was injured.

So until further notice, the Knicks can’t be classified as contenders. They’re too far below the Celtics and Cavaliers to be taken seriously. Sunday was just the latest example. In three games against Boston, they’ve been outscored by 63 points and struggle to defend the 3-point line.

It’s again the hot-button topic with Thibodeau, who has always eschewed load management while elevating his teams to regular-season heights above expectations.

The Celtics now own a four-game lead over the Knicks and the head-to-head tiebreaker for the two-seed in the East (Boston still trails Cleveland by six games for the top seed). The two teams will square off one final time in the regular season when they meet at Madison Square Garden on April 8.

Sunday was a painful experience for the New York Knicks, both mentally and physically. Things were dire enough for New York, which once again struggled to hold