The Knicks rested for a day on Wednesday after beating the Bulls and facing the Celtics on Thursday, but laying on the bed was all they needed to do to clinch a top-6 seed in the East as that became official a few hours before today’s tipoff.
With Orlando’s loss to Milwaukee and Miami’s loss to the Mavs, the Knicks cannot drop behind the Play-In cut-off anymore, and they look primed to finish in possession of the No. 3 seed thus avoiding Boston until the Eastern Conference Finals. Yay!
Here are some quotes from current and past Knicks for you to enjoy before tip-off.