Poll: Will the Knicks make NBA playoffs?
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Amare Stoudemire #1, Jeremy Lin #17 and Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks look on from the bench against the Atlanta Hawks. (Feb. 22, 2012) Credit: Jim McIsaac
It's been Linsane for Knick fans the past few weeks. Jeremy Lin has renenergized a franchise. Carmelo Anthony has come back from injury. And of course, the bench has been holding its own with players like Steve Novak and J.R. Smith stepping up.
The Knicks are putting themselves in position for the playoffs. But will they have enough gas in the tank to make the NBA finals?
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.