The Knicks Fix

OK, I couldn't go out with a blog like that previous one. The boys in the dot-com department would be killing me.

So here goes...The Knicks have 16 games left. They have 30 wins. You think they really get in the playoffs if they just play .500 basketball the rest of the way?

Let's do it Mike & the Mad Dog style. . .

Dog: Tues-dee against the Dallas Mavericks
Mike: Gonna reach here, but I'm gonna say a win (1-0)

Dog: Wow, OK, starting off strong. Now, Thurs-dee against Portland at MSG
Mike: That's . . . a win (2-0)

Dog: Two-and-oh! AT Cleveland
Mike: That's . . . a loss (2-1)

Dog: Back down to earth. Next is home against the Magic.
Mike (mumbling): Give em a win (3-1)

Dog (noting how many games are left): Home against Cleveland
Mike (again, mumbling): Give em a win (4-1)

Dog: OK, AT Dallas
Mike (dismissive): Loss (4-2)

Dog (getting antsy): AT the Hornets, in a back-to-back -
Mike: Where's the game?
Dog: Oklahoma City, Mikey.
Mike: Call it a loss. (4-3)

Dog: Open the final month against the Sixers at home
Mike: Give em a win (5-3)

Dog: At the Garden against Minnesota . . .
Mike: ehhh, give 'em a win (6-3)

Dog: Milwaukee on da road?
Mike (somewhat surprised by the record so far): Gotta say win (7-3)

Dog: Wow, that's three straight. Most all year. Now, against the Pistons at the Garden, possible first-round matchup
Mike: That's a loss (7-4), Pistons are playin' for a home seed throughout

Dog: Fair point, Mikey. OK, AT Chicago, back-to-back off the Pistons game
Mike (feeling better about things): Give 'em a loss (7-5)

Dog: AT New Jersey, battlin' for that spot
Mike: I'll say a loss (7-6)

Dog: AT Toronto, maybe Atlantic Division implications?
Mike: Give 'em a loss (7-7)

Dog: That's three in a row aftah winnin' three. Moving on, against the Nets at the Garden, home finale and awl dat
Mike (realizing this is taking too long): Win (8-7)

Dog: Close it out in Charlotte, who is going nowhere. It'll mean more for da Knicks
Mike: Yeah, so give em a win (9-7).

Is 39-43 enough to make the playoffs? Let's go to the phones . . .

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