Knicks Record 2 10-Game Losing Streaks in a Season for 1st Time

The New York Knicks enter Wednesday's road game against the Washington Wizards with hopes of ending a 12-game losing streak that began Dec. 14.

Having previously lost 10 straight games from Nov. 24 to Dec. 10, the Knicks have multiple double-digit losing streaks in a single season for the first time in franchise history, per ESPN Stats & Info.

With the streaks separated by just a lone 101-95 win against the Boston Celtics on Dec. 12, the Knicks have incredibly lost 22 of their past 23 games, with 31 losses in the last 34 contests.

And it doesn't appear to be getting much better anytime soon, as the Knicks traded guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday in a move designed to save money while increasing cap flexibility.

The ongoing 12-game losing streak is tied for the second-longest in franchise history, and it's tied for first if only single-season streaks are included, per basketball-reference.com's play index.

The franchise record of a 20-game streak was set between the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons, with 12 of the losses coming at the end of '84-85, followed by eight more to begin the '85-'86 campaign.

The 5-32 Knicks thus enter Wednesday's game against the 23-11 Wizards with a shot to break the franchise record for longest losing streak in a single season.

It's a record they'd obviously prefer not to have, but with the Wizards heavily favored at home, the Knicks will likely have their hands full just trying to keep the score respectable.