Winter is ending in New York and Madison Square Garden is burning up early New York Knickswho is the team of the moment in the NBA.
The Knicks are the team with the best winning streak in the league right now nine straight winsjust one win away from achieving it best franchise record since 2013 (13 wins in a row between March and April 2013).
From winning just over 50% since the start of 2023, this spectacular streak from the Knicks gives them air and already positions them not only as serious contenders to make the Playoffs, but also to have home-court advantage in the first round. of the Eastern Conference and be favorites to win their first postseason series in 10 years.
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The duo of Julius Randle and Jaylen Brunson Not only has he shined in this streak these past few weeks, but he’s earned enough credit to be considered one of the best in the league for all of 2023.
28.4 points and 5.7 assists from the baseline with 51.4% on field goals and 45.5% on 3-pointers. 27.1 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists from inside on 46.6% shooting from the field.
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Immanuel Quickley He shines as the sixth player with 18.8 points per game and his defensive energy. since he is playing Josh Hartthe Knicks have won all nine games played by the ever-increasing forward. Quentin Grimes and Isaiah Hartenstein They complete the rotation well.
Brunson’s arrival allows these Tom Thibodeau Knicks to also have a player who can deliver offensive solutions at the time of the Playoffsthe same ones they lacked in 2021 when they were shut out by the Atlanta Hawks, holding them under 100 points in their final three games.
In fact, the Knicks present, from January 1, 2023, the fourth best offense in the NBA and second-best offense in the Eastern Conference with 119.4 points per 100 possessions. The return of Mitchell Robinson and the addition of Hart now bolster the Knicks defensively, fourth best in the East on that winning streak.
New York has one of the five “easiest” calendars left in the East for the rest of the season, it’s enough to keep us on a rota, with only two back-to-backs and a single round with more than three away games.
Plenty of reasons to believe the Knicks are living more than just a positive streak, but one that might give them the best joy of the 21st century.
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