While the Bucks and the Cavaliers are accused of having done everything not to finish 2nd, and thus avoid a more complicated part of the table, the Knicks snatched this same 2nd place after overtime! It was against the Bulls, and the New York players knew, before overtime, that a defeat would allow them to finish 3rd, and face the Pacers.
But at the Knicks, we don't have this calculating mentality… and we are ready to challenge the Heat or the Sixers in the first round! “We don’t care what others do” coward Donte DiVincenzo. “We focus on ourselves. Whatever they decide, it's their team, and their franchise's choice. We decided to play. Everyone played the game, and we won.”
Tom Thibodeau doesn't understand how we can calculate…
Asked about this “strategy”, Tom Thibodeau did not appreciate the question. ” Really ? I insist: the goal is to win! To do everything to win. This is the essential point. When you have competitors, it doesn't matter what your place is. And I have competitors ready to fight”
For Thibodeau, it is inconceivable to calculate, while his team has its best record since 2013! “Personally, I think everything matters. Since the start of the season, we want to be at our best level at the end of the season. This is what we strive to do. Every day. »
This is why the Knicks played hard, and went to snatch this victory by a small point. And they are ready to challenge the Sixers, who have eight wins in a row, or the Heat, who eliminated them in the conference semi-finals last season.
