Knicks set franchise record with 13th straight loss
The New York Knicks set a franchise record with their 13th straight loss on Wednesday, losing 101-91 to the Washington Wizards.
The Knicks have not won since beating the Boston Celtics on Dec. 12 and are 5-33 on the season. It is their third lengthy losing streak of the season as they previously lost seven and 10 games in a row under rookie head coach Derek Fisher.
Fisher said the team will not take solace in merely ending the streak, Joseph White of the Associated Press reports.
NBA's Longest Losing Streaks
2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers
2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers
1995-96 Vancouver Grizzlies
1997-98 Denver Nuggets
2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats
1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers
1993-94 Dallas Mavericks
2003-04 Orlando Magic
1992-93 Dallas Mavericks
1988-89 Los Angeles Clippers
1981-82 Cleveland Cavaliers
1981-82 San Diego Clippers
2006-07 Boston Celtics
1981-82 Utah Jazz
"We can't get caught up in the history and record and number of games," first-year coach Derek Fisher said, "and so we're coming out and trying to win one game, and we're supposed to celebrate because we broke a streak? No. That's not who we're going to be."
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Forward Carmelo Anthony has missed four games during the streak, including the last three, with a sore left knee. He said he is "not shutting it down for the season yet," and is planning to play on Wednesday in London against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Knicks president Phil Jackson traded shooting guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert to the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this week in a three-team trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Knicks waived each of the players they received in the trade.
The Knicks host the the Houston Rockets (24-11) on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.
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