The Knicks just lost to the Celtics after only scoring 59 points in one of the most embarrasing scorelines I have ever seen. I had to do a double-take on that one. The New York Knicks. They only scored only 59 points. In an entire game of basketball. In the NBA. My God.

I could take so many angles on this. It’s the lowest point in NY Knicks basketball history. It’s the worst offensive performance I can ever recall. They shot a lower percentage then I do taking half-court shots. Their top-scorer had 11 points and he is 5-feet tall. But I don’t think any of these hit home hard enough and convey just how bad this is. The kind of “Oh my f–king God that’s incredible!” reaction I got from my friend who just emailed me.

But I think I’ve managed to do it, to put in perspetive just how bad this Knicks performance was. Let’s go back to December 20th 2005. It was a game versus Dallas which Kobe started at a reasonable pace, ending up with an impressive (but not amazing by Kobe’s standards) 32 points at half time. He then went insane and scored 30 in the third quarter to leave the court with 62, and the game beyond doubt.

How bad was this Knicks performance? Kobe could have taken them all by himself and left for an early shower after the third quarter, and they STILL wouldn’t have beat him. An entire team of NBA players balling for 48 minutes could not match the scoring output of one man through 33 minutes. That’s how bad it was.

I thought the Knicks had hit rock-bottom last week after a dismal string of losses. They go and win two in a row and give me just a glimmer of hope they could turn their season around, and Isiah might be saved. But that glimmer was just a mirage. They’re at rock-bottom now. Not even Kobe can save these guys.

Tags: Kobe Bryant, New York Knicks

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