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If the Knicks have a New Year’s resolution, it should be fixing a defense that slipped into the NBA’s bottom third during the holiday stretch.

The Knicks moved on from Tom Thibodeau in favor of Mike Brown last summer. A bad defensive slump might be showing fans some of the trade-off.

The Philadelphia 76ers close out a five-game road trip looking for their third straight win as they visit the New York Knicks.

Sixers All-Star Tyrese Maxey splashed a fading step-back three with 3:34 left in the fourth quarter to give Philadelphia a 12-point late-game lead. It was part of a solo eight-point fourth-quarter run that vaulted Maxey to 36 points on 14-of-22 shooting on the night—five points above his career-best season average.

NBA Makes Jalen Brunson Announcement Before Knicks-Hawks Clash originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. As the New York Knicks prepare for action against the Atlanta Hawks, the NBA announced the league’s top players of the month.

The Atlanta Hawks pay a visit to the New York Knicks Friday. Tip-off from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

The New York Knicks ended a successful month of December by stumbling in the fourth quarter against the Spurs on New Year’s Eve. They have a good chance to get

New York has earned a major injury update on the health of a key, well-compensated player ahead of a tough stretch of games.