That was the first sign that maybe this wouldn’t be what we’ve come to expect from the Knicks and Celtics. So no matter what the Knicks have accomplished this season, as they readied for the game, they were facing a measuring stick. Boston’s atop the East, where we want to be.”If Thibodeau didn’t want to speculate about the Knicks’ place in the NBA hierarchy, it was hard to resist. In that 40-game span, the Knicks have the third-best net rating in the NBA and the best in the Eastern Conference. “For us, I don’t want to get lost in at different segments of the season,” Thibodeau said.
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