On a night when the franchise honored the golden anniversary of their last championship squad, the New York Knicks (35-27) easily plucked the New Orleans Pelicans (30-31) at Madison Square Garden, 128-106.
The Knicks last won the NBA championship in 1973. That’s a long time ago. And yet, I’m starting to get a peculiar feeling about the current team. It’s not championship feels, but I daresay this 2022-23 club has a deep playoff run in it. What a remarkable reversal from my assessment of them after the first quarter of the season.