Familiar mistakes leave Knicks with familiar result vs. Celtics Author:Ian ThomsenPublish date:Dec 14, 2013J.R. Smith didn't attempt a shot until there was 5:16 left in the Knicks' latest loss to Boston .Jared Wickerham/Getty Images It is a peculiar kind of hell to keep losing but to never seem to lose ground, and the name of that hell is the Eastern Conference. Latest NBA NewsCeltics Rule Out Multiple Starters for Tuesday's Tilt vs. JazzChet Holmgren Convinced OKC Thunder to Let Him Play Instead of Rest LA Clippers vs Minnesota Timberwolves Injury ReportEvaluating What The Saddiq Bey Injury Means For The HawksMavs' Luka Doncic Makes NBA History: 'He Plays to Win'