Knicks Clinch Playoffs
The New York Knicks have clinched a direct playoff berth as of March 23, 2026 — they’ve built momentum and are pressing to overtake Boston for a higher seed. (ad-hoc-news.de) (cbssports.com)
New York sits at 46-25 with 11 regular-season games remaining on its 82-game slate. (nba.com) Boston’s mark is 47-23, putting New York 1.5 games behind for the higher seed; mathematically the Knicks must finish two more wins than Boston over the remaining schedule to move ahead. (nba.com) The NBA’s first two-team tiebreaker is head-to-head, and New York leads the 2025-26 season series 2-1 with Knicks wins on Oct. 24 and Feb. 8 and a Celtics win on Dec. 2 — that gives New York the season-series edge if the teams finish tied. ( ) The Knicks have surged into a six-game winning streak entering March 23, capped by a 93-92 win at Brooklyn on March 20 in which Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds and Jalen Brunson scored 17. ( ) New York’s immediate slate includes a road game at New Orleans on March 24 and finishes the regular season at home on April 12 against Charlotte, with the regular season’s final day set for April 12 and the SoFi Play-In Tournament scheduled April 14–17. ( ) If the season ended today the projection puts the Knicks at No. 3 in the East and Boston at No. 2, meaning New York must outpace Boston in the next 11 games to climb into the No. 2 seed. (cbssports.com)
