WASHINGTON — Break up the Knicks!
Two days before the trade deadline, the Knicks reiterated the capabilities of their current group, trouncing the sad-sack Wizards on the road Tuesday for their seventh straight win, 132-101.
It was a laugher from tipoff, with New York’s lead hitting 16 after the first quarter, 27 at the break and 31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Karl-Anthony Towns again cooked Washington center Alex Sarr, finishing with 19 points and 15 rebounds in just 26 minutes.
Jalen Brunson (21 points), OG Anunoby (19) and Mikal Bridges (23) rounded out the balanced scoring.
The only problem was more ankle injuries.
On the same day The Post reported that Miles McBride’s lingering ankle issue required further testing, two of his teammates — Josh Hart and Mohamed Diawara and Josh Hart — twisted their ankles during the game and didn’t return.
Diawara’s injury looked especially painful and he was helped by teammates to the locker room.
Hart twisted his left ankle, not the right one he sprained badly on Christmas. But Hart also never returned to the bench after his third-quarter injury.
Otherwise, it was a cakewalk for the Knicks (32-18), whose defense has been dominant during their winning streak.
But the schedule increases dramatically in difficulty over the short term, with a daunting three-game stretch upcoming against the Nuggets (Wednesday), at the Pistons (Friday) and at Boston (Sunday).
The Wizards (13-36), meanwhile, don’t mind losing.
Their first round pick this year was traded to the Knicks, but it’s top-8 protected. So Washington is motivated to finish in the league’s bottom-4, which would guarantee they keep the pick away.
They traded for Trae Young but shelved him indefinitely, a blatant form of tanking.
On Tuesday, they started Sarr (20 years old), Keyonte George (22), Bilal Coulibaly (21) and Bub Carrington (20).
Their home arena was overwhelmed with Knicks fans, many of whom showered Brunson with “MVP” chants and booed Trae Young when he was flashed on the Jumbotron.
That summed up another positive night for the Knicks — minus more ankle problems.
