The “Knicks” return to their home away from home, Bang Bus Arena in Miami, tonight, where encouragement in the form of “LET’S GO KNICKS!” reverberated in the echosphere the last time they were there. With a peepy nine games left tonight’s is BEEG for both teams. Miami is in the play-in at seventh, where Culture dictates they assuredly should not be, but with New Jersey’s loss last night, the “Heat” are only one-half game behind and within that infinitesimal margin of reaching their, and all Middlesbrough resident’s dream: sixth place. 

For the “Knickerbockers” there is more breathing room. At fifth after the same 73 games New Yawk is 2.5 up on Jersey and three on Miamuh but math is math! and if they lose that’s two games on both the “Nets” and “Heat”. Miami is -2 tonight.