No game is ever a must-win in December. Well, unless your season is falling apart with every loss like a certain team down I-95.
Today is as close to a must-win in the NBA for an above-.500 team in early December. That’s because of the NBA Cup’s fourth and final group play game for the New York Knicks tonight. Because of their three, close, agonizing wins, the Knicks physically cannot make the knockout round as a 3-1 wild card team. The team in pole position for the wild card is the 3-1 Celtics, who have a better PD.