Can the New York Knicks keep up with this winning pace?

Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks are now a winning team. The question remains whether or not they can keep it up.

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he New York Knicks have been playing well, and it’s not just Spike Lee who likes it.

Obviously, Carmelo Anthony and company did not let Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves go home with the W on Wednesday or last night, and Knicks fans are getting comfortable in expecting a win from the team more than half the time.

Can they see the season through at this level? This is the all-important question of the hour.[sc name=”Knicks Center Right” ]

Friday night started off rough for both teams — with Zach LaVine accounting for the only T-Wolves points during the first six minutes. In conjunction, Karl-Anthony Towns did not tally his first bucket until two minutes left in the first half. On the Knicks side of things, Kristaps Porzingis suffered through a rough first quarter.

History shows the Knicks usually beat the T-Wolves, 33 out of the 51 times they’ve met prior to Wednesday, and last night was no different as they pushed their overall average to +500, with consistency from starters and bench talent like Kyle O’Quinn.

On any given day, a .248 team could beat a .500 team …. weirder things have happened: See what went down at the Staples Center on Nov. 4. The question is: why did it take the Knicks a bet on a redemptive clutch shot on Wednesday and a loss of a lead in the in the fourth at MSG to beat a team that has won half as many games as them?

One thing is for sure, if this ‘Sota mini-series is an indication of the future, the Knicks have a slim chance of remaining a .500 team, since 34 of their next 63 games are away and the T-Wolves are on the “least of their worries” side of the list of opponents who will visit Madison Square Garden.

For now, though, a win is a win and every game Jeff Hornacek’s squad can climb north of the .500 mark is one that’ll be well received.

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