The 2023-24 NBA regular season is approaching its final stretch, with about a month left before the start of the NBA playoffs on April 20.
In the meantime, every team is battling it out for seeding in their respective conference, with some interesting scenarios taking place and some teams separating themselves from the pack.
In the East, the Boston Celtics are well on their way to clinching the No. 1 seed in the conference, as they are the only team in the league right now to clinch a spot in the NBA playoffs with a league-best record of 52-14.
With the Celtics more than likely locking up the top spot in the East, it starts to get interesting at No. 2, with a few teams in the conference in contention to jump up to that spot before the start of the postseason.
One of those teams is the New York Knicks, who have been able to continue playing at a high level despite some injuries to key players like Julius Randle and OG Anunoby, as the team is currently sporting a record of 40-27.
Although the Knicks look like one of the best teams in the league right now, many are skeptical about their chances come playoff time, but former NBA player Antonio Daniels believes New York is a very dangerous team.
“They check a lot of boxes,” Daniels said, per SiriusXM NBA Radio. “The Knicks are a really, really good basketball team.”
"They check a lot of boxes"
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— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) March 17, 2024
As Daniels points out, if the Knicks are healthy and whole, they’ll be a very good team come playoff time, but they’ll have to be healthy, or it is doubtful they’ll be able to contend with the best of the best in a seven-game series.
It’ll be interesting to see how things pan out for the Knicks and if this team can finally get over the hump in the playoffs.
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