Head coach Tom Thibodeau of the Knicks during the third quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Monday, Mar. 15, 2021. Credit: Jim McIsaac
The good news for the Knicks is that it will be difficult, even as they have been sliding of late, to fall out of the postseason picture. But the bad news is that after sitting in fourth place ahead of these recent struggles they are heading toward the NBA’s play-in tournament.
That’s certainly not the worst thing, not for a franchise that has been out of the playoffs since 2013 and entered the season with few observers predicting anything close to a playoff spot for the team.