"We shouldn't sit here and think we're champions because we're not," Josh Hart said after the Knicks' loss to the 76ers. "We're 0-1."
The New York Knicks opened their championship defense with a 106-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Despite raising their first championship banner in 53 years before tip-off, the Knicks struggled offensively, converting just 39 percent of their shots inside the arc and relinquishing 24 fast-break points to Philadelphia.
Knicks coach Mike Brown cited poor transition defense, while Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart emphasized the need to stay humble as the team transitions from champions to being hunted by opponents across the league.
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