That is not a typo.
The New York Knicks, as of Thursday morning, are 33-27 and own the No. 4 seed in the East at the moment. They have won eight straight, with victories over some tough teams (including the No. 5 seed — at the moment — in the Atlanta Hawks, and the Memphis Grizzlies). If the season ended today, they wouldn’t be in the play-in games.
As a Knicks fan who’s written about this team a lot, I’m not sure what to do with myself. This team can play, it might be the kind of momentum needed to attract free agents, and they could actually win a playoff series for the first time since 2013. Zion Williamson loves playing in New York (I’m not buying into that storyline … yet). Optimism??? What a feeling!
I’ll repeat myself from the last post I wrote about celebrating fans outside of Madison Square Garden: Let us have this!!!! Check out these die-hards going nuts both inside MSG and outside:
Knicks fans after winning eight straight and taking No. 4 in the East 🎉
(via @ThePointGodNBA) pic.twitter.com/i5L8Qvg1CJ
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 22, 2021
Knicks fans gave a standing ovation at MSG after their eighth straight win 👏
That's currently the longest active winning streak in the NBA pic.twitter.com/mOhiEZ5zEs
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 22, 2021
What. A. Feeling.
