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Knicks playoff picture: where New York stands

The Eastern Conference field if the season ended today, where the Knicks fit, and the games left.

If the season ended today, the Knicks would be one of fourteen Eastern Conference teams level for the last five spots.

New York is third in the Atlantic Division at 0-0, half a game behind the Celtics. 79 games are left, four of them against teams with winning records. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Eastern playoff field today

Record
Spot
1
Pistons
1-0
In
2
Celtics
0-1
Tied for last spots
2
Nets
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Knicks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
76ers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Raptors
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bulls
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Cavaliers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Pacers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bucks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hawks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Heat
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Magic
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Wizards
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hornets
0-0
Tied for last spots

Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.

The full playoff picture
Atlantic Division
Celtics 0-1 · Nets 0-0
Knicks 0-0 · 76ers 0-0 · Raptors 0-0
What is left
79 games, 4 against winning teams
The Knicks schedule

Questions

Would the Knicks make the playoffs if the season ended today?

It is a tie. Fourteen Eastern Conference teams are level for the last five spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.

How many games do the Knicks have left?

79, starting at the Celtics on Friday.