Knicks Showing A Pulse, Top Bulls for Fourth Straight “W”
KNCIKS 109 – BULLS 104 The suddenly surging New York Knicks won their season high fourth straight game on Monday, edging past playoff bound Chicago 109-104 as R.J Barrett and…
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KNCIKS 109 - BULLS 104
The suddenly surging New York Knicks won their season high fourth straight game on Monday, edging past playoff bound Chicago 109-104 as R.J Barrett and Alec Burks both had huge nights at The Garden.
Barrett led the way with 28 points, while Burks contributed 27 points in the win. Mitchell Robinson had a double-double for New York, posting 12 boards and 16 points in the victory.
"The big thing is we're playing all these young guys and they're getting valuable experience, and you're never eliminated until you're eliminated," Head Coach Tom Thibodeau said. "So I don't want a quitting spirit in our team."
Yes, the Knicks aren't eliminated yet. With eight games to go in the regular season, the Knicks stand at 34-42. They are ranked as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference, some 4.5 games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the final play-in-game spot. The Cleveland Cavaliers (42-33), Brooklyn Nets (39-36), Charlotte Hornets (39-37), and Hawks (38-37) comprise of the four teams that will have to play a round-robin tournament in order to determine who the seventh and eighth seeds will be in the playoffs.
The Knicks, ironically, play the Hornets and Cavs in their next two games, and host the Nets on April 6. They would undoubtedly have to win out and hope that either Charlotte or Atlanta stumbles enough to even have a prayer of getting in. Hence the frustration Knicks fans must be feeling watching this team finally get it together at this late stage in the season.
