The New York Knicks kicked some ass all over Madison Square Garden last night, beating the Miami Heat 116-95 to sweep the season series. The last time the Knicks did that, Charles Smith was a forward, not a flashback; the only current Knicks yet to be born were P.J. Tucker and Delon Wright. With the win New York lowered its magic number to clinch the third seed to 10.
Did you know the Leon Rose/Tom Thibodeau Knicks have never reached the playoffs without a starter either being out hurt or injury-compromised? In 2021 Mitchell Robinson’s absence turned Clint Capela into what Tyson Chandler turned Roy Hibbert into in 2012.