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Knicks’ Quixotic Playoff Run Recommences!

In a scheduling quirk, there’s only one NBA game tonight. Fortunately, it’s a Knicks game! The Knicks host the Charlotte Bobcats , and if you’re all “man, seems like they’re always playing the Bobcats,” you’re right: It’s actually already the fourth matchup between the teams this season, and the third in a month. As the Post points out, nine of the Knicks’ next fifteen games are against teams between sixth and twelfth in the Eastern Conference standings — exactly the teams they’ll be battling for a playoff spot. (Current playoff odds: 52.4 percent!) Ahoy!

Knicks’ Quixotic Playoff Run Recommences!