NEW YORK _ David Fizdale was trying to remain focused Sunday night, trying to avoid another humiliating game for his young team as they faced another team running out the string, the Wizards.
The Knicks (16-54) are hoping to avoid setting a franchise record for losses in a season, and their 113-110 victory over Washington at the Garden kept that hope alive. To beat that 17-win season of four years ago, they must sweep their last two games or go 1-1 to tie it.
The Wizards (32-49) already had headed into rebuild mode, having fired team president Ernie Grunfeld last week.
