Sometimes it stinks.

Meh.

Game 37: Magic 103, Knicks 94

Before we get to my thoughts on last night’s game - because, goodness, how would the universe persist without a comprehensive break down of that toilet-clogger - allow me a moment to apologize to everyone reading this.

As some of you may know, last night was Knicks Film School’s fourth annual outing to Madison Square Garden. Our record in those games is now 0-4.

But that doesn’t begin to tell the whole story.

Game 1, November 17, 2021 - Magic 104, Knicks 98: New York played a sloppy game that they nonetheless led 96-95 with under two minutes remaining. The previously 3-11 Magic outscored them 9-3 to close the game out.

Game 2, November 13, 2022 - Thunder 145, Knicks 135: This wound up being the most points the Knicks would allow in the ‘22-23 season, and remains the second most points allowed under Thibs.

Game 3, March 10, 2024 - Sixers 79, Knicks 73: This wound up being the least points the Knicks would score in the ‘23-24 season, and remains the least points scored under Thibs. The Sixers were without both Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid.

Game 4, last night - Magic 103, Knicks 94: This is the second game in the Thibs era in which the Knicks shot under 20 percent from deep and made fewer than five threes in the same game. Orlando was missing its three best players.

Needless to say, we will not be doing any more Knicks Film School outings to Madison Square Garden. Once is an accident, twice is coincidence, three times is a pattern, and four times is me with my head in my hands in section 301, wondering what sorcerer’s wife I f——- in a past life to have this hex put on my beloved community.

Now that that’s out of the way, the game…