The New York Knicks were already in a tailspin before T.J. McConnell stunned them at the buzzer to hand the Philadelphia 76ers a 98-97 win on Wednesday night, and frustration emanated from their locker room in a major way following the last-second loss.
Speaking to reporters in the locker room at Wells Fargo Center, Carmelo Anthony explained the Knicks are facing a do-or-die moment after they dropped to five games below .500 (17-22) on the heels of McConnell's clutch turnaround jumper.
"I've seen this happen before," Anthony said, according to the New York Times' Mike Vorkunov. "I've seen it go down quickly. I don't think this is the situation, but we definitely have to start playing better basketball as a whole, as a team."
The Knicks are now 1-9 over their last 10 games. Not surprisingly, the losing has started to take a toll on the team's spirits.
"This is embarrassing," Lee said after the Sixers erased a 10-point deficit over the final 2:29 of regulation, per Vorkunov. "The way we keep losing games, there’s no excuses. It's us."
Lee also declared the Knicks h ...
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