New York Knicks try to back up owner’s belief with better play against the Los Angeles Clippers

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Jalen Brunsons New York Knicks have lost their last four NBA games, including against Eastern Conference rivals the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Jan 5, 2026.

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NEW YORK – New York Knicks owner Jim Dolan spent Jan 5 giving a rare interview in which he said he expected his team to win the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.

Hours later, the Knicks did not exactly make Dolan look prescient.

The Knicks will look to snap their longest losing streak of the season on Jan 7 (Jan 8, Singapore time) when they host the Los Angeles Clippers in a non-conference battle.

Both teams were off on Jan 6 after playing on Jan 5, when the Knicks were routed by the host Detroit Pistons 121-90 and the Clippers held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by the visiting Golden State Warriors to earn a 103-102 win.

The loss to Detroit – in which New York set a season low for points while suffering its most lopsided defeat in more than 10 months – continued to diminish the buzz the Knicks built during December, when they authored a seven-game winning streak that included a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup championship game.

The Knicks, who have not won the NBA Finals since 1973, declined to raise a banner in honour of the NBA Cup title.

“We want an NBA championship,” Dolan said on WFAN Radio in his