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Just add it to the list. Tack it on. Another mind-numbing loss at the Garden, their 10th by single-digits already this season.
This was worse, because of what a feel-good win it would’ve been for the Knicks, who were down 17 to the Clippers in the fourth quarter, but rallied to take three-point lead in the final seconds of regulation.
All that was needed was a defensive rebound. But the Knicks didn’t get it, Nicolas Batum sank a 3-pointer at the horn and the Clippers predictably overpowered them in overtime for a 134-128 victory.
The Knicks wasted a brilliant 41-point, seven-assist, one-turnover performance from All-Star snub Jalen Brunson and a fantastic fourth quarter, in which they outscored the Clippers 34-19. But they didn’t have much left in the extra session. They committed five turnovers in the final five minutes and didn’t make a field goal over the first four minutes.
Paul George and Kawhi Leonard combined for 65 points in the game for the Clippers, underscoring just how badly the Knicks (28-26) need wing help at the trade deadline.
