I know the Knicks just lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals in historic fashion. I know all of the good vibes from the Boston series seemingly just went up in smoke. I know you've lost home-court advantage against perhaps your team's greatest historical rival.

This might not be the conference finals matchup that many expected, but that just makes things all the more interesting.

It’s not the way to close the game.” “Your defense, you got to be able to count on your defense,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “We missed some free throws. We got to make sure we have an awareness as to what’s going on.