Stop the presses. Yes. In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Dumb and Dumber Clown Mgt 101 NBA franchise known as the Knicks have actually reeled off two impressive wins in a row entering tonight’s road game at the Nets.

Believe it or not, the same franchise which had won only nine of their first 35 this season under Lord Isiah Thomas somehow managed to beat his former team the Pistons (89-65 blowout which had us double and triple checking the boxscore to make certain it was right) and the same Gilbert Arenas-less Wizards who swept the NBA’s best Celtics in a home-and-home by a count of 105-93 the other night.

So, how was this possible?!?!?!?!?! Was Hell finally freezing over? Since we no longer seem to get any snow even when the foolish meterologists predict at least six inches for much higher ratings than any Knick game, maybe this was the day the world finally came to an end. Well, of course if that were true, I wouldn’t be sitting here pondering this unlikely event.

With Crawford undressing the Wizards for a game high 29 (11-for-19 FG) including an unconscious six-of-seven from downtown and even making time to hand out four dimes, Thomas’ Knicks actually proved that they’re capable of putting out back-to-back solid efforts against two of the East’s best. 

No truth to the rumor that Eddie Jordan and Flip Saunders immediately filed protests with the NBA league office to make sure those players were really the Knicks on the court which resides over Penn Station and not the same aliens who stole Michael Jordan’s NBA buddies’ talent in Space Jam. 

Amazingly, the Knicks not only had five starters in double digits including dynamic dud duo Eddy Curry (10 pts, 3 rebs and an actual plus-six with no double cheeseburgers) and Zach Randolph (double double- 14 & 11 without any headband tosses, ejections or arguments with his coach).

Yes. Even Quentin Richardson’s back felt alright enough to log over 29 minutes contributing 13 points and seven assists. Maybe the most amazing thing was that spark plug Nate Robinson actually decided to get other teammates involved- handing out a team best eight assists along with his 14 off the bench taking just nine shots.

Was this really the same Knick team? That Thomas saw fit to play team energizer Renaldo Balkman nearly 18-minutes was a reward in itself for a player who never takes a possession off. Hence…the second-year forward finished with a productive eight points and nine boards while going plus-10. He epitomizes what a native Staten Islander who has the desire to make it is all about. I’d rather talk about a Balkman or Kyle McAlarney than former Curtis star Sandy Brock.

Fred Jones (four-of-seven FG, 2-for-3 from downtown, 10 pts) somehow went from not even playing to starting in place of Stephon Marbury who might need season-ending surgery.

So, the only remaining question for the East’s second-worst team is this:

Can a catastrophic event take place tonight at the ridiculously renamed Izod Center in East Rutherford? That would actually mean a third road win and three wins in a row which constitutes a “winning streak.”

If you’ve seen Major League II, then you know what I’m referencing here.

We’ll know in a couple of hours.