Watchdog

Darn it, I thought the Knicks were going to run the table after that three-game winning streak. Oh, well.

I still would be impressed if the guys upset the Celtics Monday, a game that it turns out will be televised on Ch. 4, using the customary MSG production team.

This marks the fifth Knicks or Rangers game this season - all during non-prime time hours - that has been scheduled for a local broadcast station after many, many years of cable-only offerings. The others went to Ch. 9.

MSG's strategy here apparently is to expose the product to the wider audience available on broadcast TV on stations with numbers in the single digits.

It's a great thing for sports fans without pay TV, a tiny population but one that does no doubt exist.