Upon further review of both teams schedules, things can get very interesting. The Knicks next seven games are against OKC and Utah (who have too much size for their frontcourt) followed by a rough 5 game west coast trip: GSW, DEN, POR (b2b), LAC, UTA (b2b). They could potentially go 2-5 in these 7, especially if Melo misses a few more.
If we can make up 3 losses before we meet, they will be feeling the pressure.