Are you regularly told about the Bucks and their ongoing series of 14 hits? Let’s also talk about the Knicks this morning, because in the radius of the teams in form, the troop of Tom Thibodeau arises there. And a month and a half before the Playoffs, the timing is pretty good.
Sixers, Magic, Hawks, Nets, Pelicans, Celtics, Jazz, Wizards.
Apart from going off the road against the very serious Sixers on February 11, nothing has resisted the Knicks since the trade deadline, so much so that on February 28, 2023, the New York franchise quietly found itself in the Top 5 of the East and with ambitions that may well be revisited.
Knicks since the trade deadline:
2nd best record
2nd in net rating
4th in offensive rating
7th in defensive ratingNow the 5 seed in the East. pic.twitter.com/AktXYGCJ5T
— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 28, 2023
It’s serious in attack, it’s serious in defense, and the reasons for this beautiful form are quite obvious, at least visible to the naked eye. In the first place ? A duo of leaders in tune. Julius Randle is All-Star, Jalen Brunson would have deserved it just as much and has managed to weigh in since the break despite a slight breakdown in address, and overall the two have been carrying New York magnificently since the start of the season. In their relay in this very mild month of February? Two nice surprises. Immanuel Quickley first of all, fresh as a roach coming off the bench and very often his team’s offensive X factor, then Josh Hart, freshly arrived at the deadline and who knew how to immediately bring his versatility, his pot-of-glue defense at the Knicks. Jalen Brunson’s BFF seems to be made to wear this jersey, the Madison public is not mistaken and Josh is simply… undefeated in his new jersey (6-0).
The following ? Now fifth in the East, the Knicks will face Brooklyn and Charlotte at home and travel to Miami and Boston before heading out on a dangerous road trip to the West (Kings, Clippers, Lakers, Blazers, Nuggets, Wolves). The opportunity to gauge yourself, for real, but while the month of March is coming to an end, it seems that the smell of the Playoffs is transforming all these beautiful people into real ferocious beasts.