The Knicks got a statement win over the No. 1 team in the NBA on Thursday, instilling some fear in a Beantown Boys squad that didn’t rest anybody but still fell soundly against a New York team that gave Boston no option.
The win left the Knicks one single game behind Milwaukee for the No. 2 seed while also adding a solid one-game distance between them and No. 4 Cleveland with just a couple of games to go.
Here is what a bunch of Knickerbockers said after Thursday’s game and ahead of Friday’s cross-town matchup against the Nets.