Sometimes it feels like the Knicks can’t have nice things.

They tease. They leave you wanting for more.

Why do the Knicks so often have to make things so hard on themselves?

Surely, this is a question Knicks fans have been asking themselves since Monday’s inexcusable choke against the Hawks, resulting in a 107-106 Game 2 loss in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at the Garden.