One of the NBA franchises that has had a great summer is the New York Knicks. Although they still need to sign a center, the team from the Big Apple managed to acquire Mikal Bridges while also renewing OG Anunoby to stay in the project led by Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle.
It is now a fact that the Knicks are among the favorites to win the Eastern Conference. However, there is one factor they must improve no matter what to compete with the likes of the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, and others.
The Knicks had a record of 27-14 in home games, a "good" stat but one that could be better. The NBA champions, the Boston Celtics, were 37-4 at home last season. So, New York has room for improvement.
Winning more at home, the Knicks' objective
Why should New York be better at home? To find an NBA championship team that has suffered 14 or more home losses, you have to go back to the 1994-95 season with the Houston Rockets. That's 30 years ago. Furthermore, only two NBA champions in the last 20 seasons have suffered more than 10 home losses: the Golden State Warriors with 12 in 2017-18 and the Dallas Mavericks with 12 in 2010-11.
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