A few weeks ago I started working on a piece about the teams the New York Knicks could face in the playoffs. Pretty soon I had to scrap it. That’s how fast and how far things changed in just a few weeks: Atlanta, Miami, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston and Milwaukee were all postseason possibilities at one point. Now it looks likely the Knicks will face the Cleveland Cavaliers. Two years ago New York finished fourth and were outclassed by Atlanta. These Cavs are better than those Hawks. Mightn’t it happen again? No. Mightn’t not. For these reasons three.
Mitchell Robinson missed the Atlanta series after fracturing his right hand a few months prior.