Mike Brown: Knicks ‘can’t rely on officials to win us the ball game’
It’s a clear foul, and the nearest official missed it. Karl-Anthony Towns pump-faked Philadelphia’s Dominic Barlow out of his sneakers at the 9:54 mark of the first quarter of their 130-119 loss to the 76ers on Saturday, and Barlow came crashing into the Knicks big man’s shoulder. By every book, there should have been a whistle. But there wasn’t — and when Towns lofted the ball into the air expecting one, the entire Madison Square Garden crowd collectively rose to their feet screaming for a foul. That is for fans. Not for the players. Far too often, the Knicks...