Clippers, Knicks meet amid scrapping for playoff positioning

The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers each have about a third of the season left to play. But they each got reminders Thursday night how narrow the margins already are in the race for playoff seeding.

The Knicks and Clippers will be looking to get a chance to polish their finishing skillsSaturday night, when New York is slated to host Los Angeles in the first game of the season between the teams.

Both teams were