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Phil Jackson confident after Knicks fall to 8th: 'We're good at what we do'

NEW YORK -- Phil Jackson had a very Zen-like reaction to the New York Knicks' lack of luck NBA draft lottery night.

"Our opportunity (at) seven could have been 10, so eight we'll live with. I think that we're good at what we do," Jackson said.

Knicks fans probably didn't have the same measured reaction upon seeing New York fall to No. 8 in the draft.

New York entered the night with the seventh position in the draft lottery -- and a 57.2 percent chance to land the seventh pick. There was a 22.