Are NY Knicks an Elite NBA Playoff Team?

April 30th, 2013 by Marshall Zweig Leave a reply »

In case you needed another sign of the apocalypse: The New York Knicks are a lock to vanquish the mighty Boston Celtics and move on to the second round.

In other news, pigs flew, the moon is made of green cheese and it's parka weather in hell.

Residents of the five boroughs will confirm—with no small degree of surliness—that the Knicks haven't advanced past the first round since Bill Clinton was president. And yet, an NBA team has never ever lost a playoff series when leading three games to none.

Never ever is a mighty long time.



Heck, this thing was almost over in four. Despite Carmelo Anthony missing 25 of his 35 shots, despite Sixth Man Of The Year J.R. Smith's suspension, despite being down by 20 points in the third quarter, the Knicks forced overtime in Game 4 against a proud Celtics team desperate to avoid a sweep.

The Knicks lead all playoff teams in defensive efficiency and opponent points allowed. The way they've been playing defensively, and the way Anthony, Smith and Raymond Felton have been playing offensively, it seems all Boston did was stay the executioner.


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