The Knicks have their first-round playoff series set.
to the Timberwolves and the Cavaliers’ win over the Magic on Tuesday night, the Knicks clinched the No. 5 seed.That means the Knicks will face the Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs, which begin the weekend of April 15 after the play-in tournament is completed.The Knicks are three games above the Nets, who are currently the No. 6 seed, and both teams have three regular season games remaining.
The Nets own a 16-17 record in that metric and only have one remaining game against a conference playoff team, meaning they can’t draw even with the Knicks.NBAE via Getty Images “And then you’re not prepared to play your best. So you try to build that habit every day and it’s easy, very easy to get distracted in this league.”
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