ATLANTA _ The losses had dated back to Jan. 4, a stretch of 18 straight games. And at this point, a win wasn't going to make much difference, other than giving the downtrodden Knicks the chance to retreat to the All-Star break with the gloom of a franchise-record losing streak behind them.
"It'd be huge, obviously," Knicks coach David Fizdale said optimistically before the game. "This has been tough. Any time you go through some losing it's tough, but you want to get them that win no matter what happens and it would be a good one obviously."
As they departed, most of the team bound for a week-long vacation with no one in the All-Star Game and only Kevin Knox and Dennis Smith Jr. having to head to Charlotte for part of the festivities, they left relieved to at least end the futility with a 106-91 win over the Hawks.
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