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Bedlam in New York as Knicks poised to end 7-yr playoff drought

It was supposed to be a season of tanking. But instead, the New York Knicks are fighting for homecourt advantage in the playoffs.

The Knicks fans, who have suffered long enough, whooped it up outside the Madison Square Garden after watching their team clip Atlanta Hawks in overtime, 137-127, on Wednesday night.

Just got this from my boy who was at the garden LETS GO FAM pic.twitter.com/02d9AKwIPw

— Adam Kester (@ThePointGodNBA) April 22, 2021

The Knicks (33-27) extended the league’s hottest streak to eight wins and, more importantly, snatched the fourth seed from the Hawks (32-27).