NEW YORK — R.J. Barrett said Friday that spoiler can be “a fun role to play,” and that the Knicks would aim to do just that in the five games they had left after being eliminated from playoff contention.
Then their first opportunity arrived on Saturday, and it proved to be no fun at all — a 119-101 loss to the Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden that even took the joy out of fan favorite Obi Toppin scoring a career-high 20 points.
“We lost today, so it doesn’t really mean anything to me right now,” Toppin said.
