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The Knicks, cannot catch Atlanta, that is mathematically impossible. 82 game schedule. New York has played 53 of 82 games and have won 10 of them. The Knicks are now 33 games behind Atlanta with 29 games left, and so Atlanta will not finish last in the East - it is mathematically impossible. Any combination of Raptor wins and Knick losses totaling 3 keeps the Knicks from catching Toronto. The Knicks have to catch No. 8 Charlotte to make the playoffs The Knicks are 12 games behind Charlotte with 29 games left. The magic number is 18. As of the All Star break, any combination of Charlotte wins or Knick losses totaling 18, and the Knicks are out.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_%28sports%29
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Eastern W-L AHEAD AT HALF BEHIND AT HALF TIED AT HALF AHEAD AFTER THIRD BEHIND AFTER THIRD TIED AFTER THIRD
Atlanta 43-11 35-4 5-7 3-0 37-2 4-8 2-1
Toronto 36-17 23-7 10-10 3-0 33-6 3-11 0-0
Chicago 33-20 22-1 8-19 3-0 25-1 5-19 3-0
Cleveland 33-21 24-4 8-16 1-1 26-3 6-18 1-0
Washington 33-21 24-4 8-15 1-2 28-4 5-16 0-1
Milwaukee 30-23 23-10 7-13 0-0 24-6 4-16 2-1
Charlotte 22-30 12-11 9-19 1-0 16-9 6-21 0-0
Miami 22-30 19-10 3-19 0-1 21-3 1-24 0-3
Brooklyn 21-31 15-8 5-21 1-2 16-3 5-27 0-1
Boston 20-31 15-9 3-20 2-2 16-4 4-25 0-2
Detroit 21-33 15-6 5-25 1-2 19-4 2-29 0-0
Indiana 21-33 13-9 8-23 0-1 16-5 5-27 0-1
Orlando 17-39 9-7 7-31 1-1 9-5 5-31 3-3
Philadelphia 12-41 5-6 7-31 0-4 8-3 4-37 0-1
New York 10-43 8-8 2-34 0-1 9-6 1-36 0-1
[link] http://www.nba.com/standings/team_recor ... d_Cnf.html [/link]

WTF?

Phew.... I was worried.

Knicks were gaining that momentum with those almost wins recently. Good to know that juggernaut can't get to us anymore.

AreBe wrote:The Knicks, cannot catch Atlanta, that is mathematically impossible. 82 game schedule.

I know it's a longshot, but I still think Knicks might pull it out and get that #1 seed this year.