James Dolan

And you can't have these no-show cat games.

And that's what tonight was.

Especially when the team is dragging.

Like they need a spark.

They need somebody to carry them right now.

Without Josh Hart, who is their emotional leader, who is their energy, who is their rebounder.

You know, Mitch, of course, too.

But Josh Hart is just that guy that brings so many intangibles.

When he's not on the floor, they need somebody else to step up.

And this is the type of game that you look at when you say, all right, somebody's got to stop the bleeding.

Somebody in a hostile environment against somebody.

Record-wise, the best team in the Eastern Conference against a team that you know looked at this game for months because it's the first time that the Knicks and Pistons have met this year.

You knew that Detroit would be up for it.

Even though they're a little bit banged up, even though they've had a great start to their season, you could say, ah, maybe they'll overlook it.

Not really.

That's not what I thought going into it.

I knew they were going to get up for it.

And the Knicks walk in wounded, tired, and they couldn't find that extra gear to

To get them going.

And that's where you need a Carl Anthony Towns to step up and have a monster game.