Atlanta’s loss in Miami on Thursday ensured that the Knicks will earn a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference and thus a guaranteed spot in the playoffs, the NBA announced (Twitter link).
2024/25 is the third straight season in which New York has made the postseason, all without needing to advance through the play-in tournament. The last time the Knicks made the playoffs for three straight years was 2011-13.
“That’s part of the goal, obviously to get to the playoffs,” Josh Hart said recently, per Steve Popper of Newsday. “That’d be a check. Check that box. I think it shows the stability that we’re building, the foundation that we’re building. Now it’s time to build off of that. Clinching would be nice. It shows the good stability and foundation that we’re building.”
The Knicks (45-27) have been the No. 3 seed in the East for much of the season and that seems likely to be the case entering the postseason, as New York trails Boston by 8.5 games and has a 2.5-game lead on Indiana with 10 games remaining (the Pacers only have nine games left).
The Hawks, currently the No. 7 seed, lost their 38th game tonight, so they can only win up to 44 games, assuming they’re victorious in each of their next 10 games.
The Knicks join the Cavaliers (59-14) and Celtics (54-19) as Eastern teams that have secured playoff spots.
It only matters who silver picks to win it all. Who will it be this year?
Doesn’t take as much chutzpah as you think it does to accuse the league of fraud. But at least you were the first on this blog to say it. Congrats, I guess.
Owners control silver. When you have Lacob employing strategies of using gravity tech and reilly feeding his players unregulated supplements its a wild west and anything can happen. Anything…
Anybody who believes that. Shouldn’t be on this board. Why would you even watch lol.
I grew up in a sports neighborhood. We played it talked it argued it. All the time. Young and old all backgrounds. MLB was the biggest one. And the steroid era just ran me off. I have never come back fully from that. I’m 20% of MLB fan I used to be. I gave it up for 10 yrs. So personally I don’t get coming back to hate. Not in my DNA. I stay with what I like and love. Internet has too much hate.
You sure preach a lot. You’re one of the biggest haters in the nba section yet it’s not in your DNA. Thanks for the laugh
I don’t hate the game. Hate has never been in my life. Not into incompetence or ignorance. Or haters with no knowledge of the game. You can call it what you want
So for all the haters —— “In Thibs we Trust “
Year 5 of rebuild is almost thru. And Knicks are knocking on the door of contenders. All about the bench now.
Sixers were favored over Knicks. Knicks were favored over Cavs. Thats your preseason experts. NY doesn’t let you rebuild from ground up. Been saying it for years. This regime has done just that.
Knicks are practically a new team. Ballers understand what that neans.
Mitch Robinson is longest tenured Knick. He didn’t even play this year. After that McBride got here a year before Brunson (2022-23). Haters hate. I tell the truth.
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Not worried about 1st rd. Celtics will be favored in 2nd rd. Knicks will show up. Celtics know it.