NBA Update

Let's look at what the Knicks have done.

On the evening of April 23, the Knicks trailed Atlanta 2-1 in the first round of the NBA playoffs, after back-to-back one-point losses.  Since then, the Knicks have won eleven playoff games in a row (home team listed first):

04/25:  Atlanta 98 - 114 New York

04/28:  New York 126 - 97 Atlanta

04/30:  Atlanta 89 - 140 New York (Knicks win 4-2)

05/04:  New York 137 - 98 Philadelphia

05/06:  New York 108 - 102 Philadelphia

05/08:  Philadelphia 94 - 108 New York

05/10:  Philadelphia 114 - 144 New York (Knicks win 4-0)

05/19:  New York 115 - 104 Cleveland (OT)

05/21:  New York 109 - 93 Cleveland

05/23:  Cleveland 108 - 121 New York

05/25:  Cleveland 93 - 130 New York (Knicks win 4-0)

I don't remember a run like this since the 1983 Sixers, and that was 43 years ago.

The NBA Finals start on June 3, so this list means that the Knicks will have a perfect 8-0 record in the month of May, which is amazing.

Meanwhile, the Thunder/Spurs series is very much up for grabs:

05/18:  Oklahoma City 115 - 122 San Antonio (Double OT)

05/20:  Oklahoma City 122 - 113 San Antonio

05/22:  San Antonio 108 - 123 Oklahoma City

05/24:  San Antonio 103 - 82 Oklahoma City

Game Five is in OKC tonight, and it should be a cracker.  In fact, the title is very much up for grabs.  Here are the current odds to win the NBA Championship:

Oklahoma City:  +110

New York:  +210

San Antonio +270