By STATS LLC
March 4, 2016
The New York Knicks entered play Jan. 22 one-half game behind the second-place Boston Celtics in the Atlantic Division.
More than a month later, the Celtics are third in the Eastern Conference while the Knicks are third from the bottom.
A big reason for the Celtics' surge is a home winning streak they can extend to 13 by taking the season series from the lowly Knicks on Friday night.
Boston was 22-21 before beginning its current 15-4 surge with a nine-point home win over Chicago on Jan. 22. The same day, New York was 22-22 and looking for a third consecutive victory, but suffered a 116-88 defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers that began a stretch of 15 losses in 18 games.