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Knicks Schedule Release: Games You Need To Watch In 2016-17

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 4, 2015; New York, NY; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) and forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) run on the court in the second half against the Brooklyn Nets at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks won 108-91. Mandatory Credit: William Hauser-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2015; New York, NY; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) and forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) run on the court in the second half against the Brooklyn Nets at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks won 108-91. Mandatory Credit: William Hauser-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 1, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) defended by Brooklyn Nets guard Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24) during the second half at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks defeated the Nets 105-91. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 1, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) defended by Brooklyn Nets guard Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24) during the second half at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks defeated the Nets 105-91. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

The Fight For New York

Opponent: Brooklyn Nets
Dates: Wednesday, November 9 at 7 p.m. ET & Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Dates: Wednesday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET & Sunday, March 12 at 6 p.m. ET
Venue: Barclays Center
2015-16 Season Series: 2-2, Tied

The Brooklyn Nets may not be a championship contender on paper, but that doesn’t make this game any less important. The New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets were rivals, and now that the opposition plays in Brooklyn, that feud is even stronger.

The Knicks split the season series with an inferior Nets team in 2015-16, and that simply cannot happen again in 2016-17.

Brooklyn has a cast of quality players, including Bojan Bogdanovic, Jeremy Lin, and Brook Lopez. Talented as that team may be, there’s no reason to believe that the Knicks shouldn’t sweep their in-city rivals.

There’s reason to believe that there will be trouble, however, especially given Lin’s elevated level of play whenever he encounters the Knicks.

The reality is, New York has a postseason-caliber roster and Brooklyn doesn’t. Derrick Rose, Courtney Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis, and Joakim Noah form a superior starting five, and Brandon Jennings and Lance Thomas are high-caliber reserves.

The Knicks have many dangerous opponents, but no team is quite as much of a threat to New York’s confidence as the Nets.

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If you can only catch five games during the first few months of the 2016-17 regular season, make sure these are the five!

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