The New York Knicks have fallen in the Eastern Conference standings as they are now the third seed. This comes after the Knicks suffered four consecutive losses dating back to their New Year's Eve loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
The Knicks' most recent loss came at the hands of the Eastern Conference's best team, the Detroit Pistons. It was one of the Knicks' worst performances of the season, losing by 31 points, 121-90.
Brown feels the Knicks and the fans must not panic
Before the season even started, the Knicks already had status as a favorite in the Eastern Conference alongside the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks are still in a good spot as the third seed, but they are not the overwhelming favorites that people thought before the season.
In fact, the Boston Celtics are the second seed ahead of the Knicks after the four consecutive losses. Before the season, everyone thought the Celtics would struggle without Jayson Tatum, but they are doing well with Jaylen Brown as the superstar first option.
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The Knicks should be winning more games, but it has been a tough stretch recently. Coach Brown and his staff do not want to panic because he believes this is a natural progression for any team.
Brown would prefer not to go into this hole, but he knows the Knicks are good enough to break out of it.
"You have to have a perspective on it, because you're gonna have ups and downs, it won't always be like this. You hope that when you do go down, it's not three, four, or five games. That's where we are now, but it's not time to panic, but we do have to make sure we're doing what we can do to help this group," Brown said after losing to the Pistons.
The Knicks have championship aspirations, so they would love to break out of this rut. They have the Los Angeles Clippers up next on the schedule, which is yet another tough game. However, Brown and the rest of the team are focused on winning it to bounce back.
January has not been a good month so far, but there are plenty of games to play. The Knicks have all the talent and coaching to bounce back and properly get a hold of a top seed in the East.
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