Of course the Knicks have a must-win game immediately after the national day of gluttony.

Forget the fact the NBA schedule-makers sent them on a wild pre-holiday loop — Florida to Texas and back to Florida — before Monday’s win at Barclays Center. The league also slotted an NBA Cup elimination game on Black Friday, putting players in the unenviable position of treating Thanksgiving like a cheat meal they can’t quite afford.

If the Knicks lose to the Milwaukee Bucks , their Vegas in-season tournament dreams evaporate. They’ve already split their first two Cup games, but a win will create a three-way tie between New York, Miami and Milwaukee.

“They would put us in a Cup game,” Josh Hart told the Daily News. “We need to win.”

So the Knicks are approaching Thanksgiving with caution.

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