If anything, the season’s first two games had gone too well. Too easy. Too breezy. The Knicks took care of the Cavaliers and the Celtics, their two chief tormentors a year ago, and they won going away.
The Cavs were missing key players. The Celtics were missing players as well. The Knicks themselves were also missing guys. With so many absences across the board, nobody was looking to take anything remotely definitive away from those games.
However, the Knicks did answer the bell in both matchups. They secured easy wins in front of a full-capacity crowd. Of course, they weren’t going to go 82-0, but the strong start certainly gave fans something to be optimistic about.
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