A 4-5 record in the NBA is nowhere near the catastrophe it is in the NFL, but each passing Knicks effort pushes the franchise closer to a disturbing new normal if planned emergenc

Tom Thibodeau in recent years has slowly eased young players such as Miles McBride and since-traded Quentin Grimes into the Knicks rotation. With veteran guard Cam Payne missing his third straight game Friday night,

The first-year point guard out of Marquette has gained the immediate trust of Knicks ’ captain Jalen Brunson and head coach Tom Thibodeau. Kolek played 16 minutes off the bench in the Knicks’ 116-94 destruction of the Milwaukee Bucks Friday night, notching a career-high 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. He was 2-of-4 from deep.