The Knicks need to fend off the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat if they want to lock up the No. 5 seed in the East. They’re finished playing the Nets (2-2 season record), but they have a massive game against the Heat Wednesday night at MSG. If the Knicks win, they’ll clinch the season series and tiebreaker should Miami come back in the standings.
Fortunately, the Heat will be playing on the back end of a back-to-back, as they took on the Raptors in Toronto Tuesday night. Even more fortunately, the Raptors beat Miami, 106-92.
Good for you, Raptors.