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5 keys for the Knicks in first-round matchup against Atlanta Hawks – Newsday
Josh Hart’s fourth-quarter explosion helps Knicks hold on to 112-106 win over Celtics – SNY
Knicks vs. Hawks first-round preview and prediction for 2026 NBA playoffs – SNY
Hornets 110, Knicks 96: “Can already hear the ‘F*** Trae Young’ chants” – Posting & Toasting
Knicks vs. Hawks Playoff History: A Look Down Memory Lane & 7th – Posting & Toasting
Knicks’ Kevin McCullar: Drops 14 points in loss – CBS Sports
The Run.down Knicks vs Hornets Postgame Show – The Strickland
Brian Windhorst talks Knicks-Hawks and NBA Playoffs | The Putback with Ian Begley – Begley Putback
3 Biggest Questions Headed Into Knicks vs Hawks! | PLAYOFF PREVIEW | Knicks Film School – Knicks Film School
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How Kings vs Warriors Helps the Knicks Beat the Hawks – Knick of Time
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9 replies on “Knicks Morning News (2026.04.14)”
Good morning, all. Welcome to a day where there are two games in which the stats don’t count for either regular season or playoff games, much like the Cup Championship. Is it still the regular season? Nope; that’s over, as all teams have played 82 games. Are they playoff games? Nope; these teams haven’t made the playoffs yet.
The Hawks are simultaneously underrated and overrated.
The people just looking at their record down the stretch are overrating them given the schedule was kind of soft, but they have an underrated defense that was even better after the trade deadline. If you focus too much on boxscore offensive metrics for the season or SRS you are missing why they were better down the stretch over and above just the schedule. Their defense and 3p efficiency was better also. That’s not all schedule.
The Knicks are the better team and have home court, but if the Hawks remain hot from 3 variance could make this a very tough series.
I’m voting Strat for comment of the day, try to beat this. 😀
Having somewhere to hide Brunson on defense gives the Knicks a good advantage in my view. If their offense can be just good enough, they’ll be fine, assuming no crazy outcome in 3 point shooting.
Using that phrase is relatively common over here in the States. Nothing really remarkable about it. Plus, I kind of happen to agree with it in the case of the Hawks.
There’s folks here worried about the Hawks?
Y’all know raptors and hawks are basically the same thing right?
Schrödinger’s hawk!
A lot of this whole enterprise hinges on KAT, so if you’re bearish on him, you’re going to be worried. I’m not.
Big, long term trend picture: Knicks are +2200 in Vegas for the Larry O’B, fourth in the East, and definitely longer odds than last year (*). Still a contender, but clearly trending down. (**) Trend line: wrong direction.
Probably a “this year, or never” situation. It could be this year, and actually 22-1 isn’t a terrible proposition. Nothing like the 38-1 of two years ago, but still tempting. Any team with Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns on it is dangerous.
(*) Though I don’t recall exactly how much longer, beyond “materially.” The archives would have it.
(**) Though at least to some degree that has to be a relative lack of confidence in Mike Brown.
oh yeah baby, it’s the NBA playoffs…well, sort of…
gonna go with the hornets over the heat in the first game, and the suns over the blazers in the second…
I’m pretty much always wrong about these play-in games, so we shall see…
so nice to not be worrying about anything knick related for several days 😊
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