Despite the San Antonio Spurs playing without Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox, the New York Knicks could not overcome them

The New York Knicks on Wednesday night, though, suffered a schedule beatdown. A team with New York’s aspirations — even without Jalen Brunson — shouldn’t lose the way it did against a team of the San Antonio Spurs’ stature.

The Knicks were a top-five offense with Jalen Brunson in the rotation. With their All-Star captain sidelined due to a right ankle sprain, buckets have come fewer and further between. After the San Antonio Spurs ran the Knicks off the Frost Bank Center floors,