The Knicks returned home on Monday night, fresh off a rough road trip but welcomed by the prospect of a soft landing.
But the Thunder, who owned the NBA’s fourth-worst record and were also missing their top two scorers, did not oblige.
Instead, the Knicks’ woes only got worse, coughing up a late lead in the fourth quarter before falling to the rebuilding Thunder in overtime, 127-123, at the Garden.
Julius Randle, despite recording his first triple-double of the season, missed a potential game-winner at the end of regulation and committed a handful of costly turnovers late before fouling out with seconds left in overtime.
Still, after New Rochelle’s Ty Jerome missed a pair of free throws, the Knicks had one last chance to tie it out of a timeout with five seconds left in OT, trailing 126-123. But Immanuel Quickley, who has been mired in a brutal shooting slump, missed an open 3 and the Thunder grabbed the rebound to ice the game.
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