Coming into the 2025-26 NBA season, the New York Knicks were expected to be the favorite to win the Eastern Conference. With the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics both down due to injuries to Tyrese Haliburton and Jayson Tatum, the Knicks appeared to be the next team up.
So far, things have not gone quite that way.
While the Knicks are a good basketball team, they haven't been able to gel completely. At the time of this writing, New York holds a 9-6 record, which places them at No. 5 in the Eastern Conference.
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