Will the Knicks ever be denied? At this point, that’s a very fair thing to wonder.
The 2024 NBA postseason got going on Saturday with the Cavs putting the clamps on the Magic and the Suns flopping against the Wolves before the Knicks finally took the main stage at Madison Square Garden.
And as you would expect, they couldn’t be denied by a lowly Philly ballclub that looked mildly dangerous with Embiid but entirely hapless without him.
Final result: Knicks 111, Cheesesteaks 104.
In a season full of ups and downs, twists and turns, New York keeps finding a way to keep pushing and hitting new checkpoints on their way to the Larry O’B.