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As Eastern Conference teams around them jockeyed for playoff positioning, the Toronto Raptors went to Madison Square Garden looking to win their 49th game of the season against the New York Knicks .

Before what could be his final game as the New York Knicks ' coach, Mike Woodson maintained that he is the "only guy" for the job.

Brooklyn had a chance to clinch the No. 5 seed on Tuesday at home against New York, but missed badly.

Appropriately, the NBA followed sad suit on America's least favorite day by featuring only two games, neither of which really mattered in the grand scheme of things - until they somehow did.

At long last our 82-game NBA purgatory comes to a close Wednesday night. The remaining loose ends, most of which pertain to playoff seeding and ping-pong balls, will be decided, and hopefully the 2013-14 season will spring anew the next two-plus months.

The star point guard was one of few in the Brooklyn organization who went on the record on Tuesday to discuss the down season recorded by their rivals from across the East River.

Everything the Nets did last summer - from hiring Jason Kidd to trading for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to signing Andrei Kirilenko, among other moves - was done with one idea in mind: to give Deron Williams every opportunity to become an elite player once again.

Jason Kidd informed the media prior to Tuesday night's game against the New York Knicks that Mirza Teletovic and his wife welcomed in twin babies earlier in the day.

A win tonight will tell the truth about the Brooklyn Nets' playoff seed heading into the 2014 postseason.

Anthony was getting his sore right shoulder evaluated Tuesday morning and coach Mike Woodson says the Knicks' leading scorer "probably won't" play against the Nets.

The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks are getting together on Tuesday night for Game 81 of the season, with next to nothing at stake, with the Knicks our of the playoffs and the Nets trying to win one of the next two games in order to lock in the 5th seed in the East.

It's as inevitable as the sunrise and in some cases truly warranted. We could debate the merits of firing these men, but let's deal in realities.

Following what could have been his final game of the season and perhaps even last as a New York Knick on Sunday, Carmelo Anthony still seemed like he was in a state of shock about not making the playoffs.The Knicks were officially eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday night.

Going into their second straight appearance in the post-season, Nets coach Jason Kidd was looking to see how his players would respond in certain situations.

Not in 1948-49, not 2012-13 and no season in between have the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers all missed the playoffs in the same season.

The Knicks' Raymond Felton, center, fights for the ball with the Nets' Deron Williams, left, during the second half of the NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 2. The Knicks didn't take the court on Saturday night, but their long-shot playoff hopes came to an end anyway when the ... (more)

The Atlanta Hawks continue a torrid stretch of games to close out the regular season Friday night when they travel to the Barclays Center to take on the Brooklyn Nets.

With their playoff position all but assured, Nets coach Jason Kidd said he "definitely" will rest some players when Brooklyn hosts the Atlanta Hawks tonight.

Amar'e Stoudemire #1, Raymond Felton #2 and Jeremy Tyler #4 walk to the bench in the second half of a game against the Washington Wizards at Madison Square Garden on Friday, April 4, 2014.

Brown eviscerated the Knicks' way of doing business. Yes, Brown's attempt to help Mike Woodson probably made things harder for the soon-to-be dismissed head coach.