Yes, it’s finally here. You’ve been hoping and waiting for this day to come for months now and it’s finally come. No, I’m not talking about Christmas, dummy, I’m talking about the start of the NBA season. We’ll let you open these NBA cheerleader gifts somewhat early because we’re like the cool, single uncle of the family. Check out hotties after the jump!

Don’t look now, but the New York Knicks are winners of eight of their past 11 games, including five straight at home. They have surged up the standings to a 21-25 record, one-half game out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, and are already only two wins behind last season’s disgraceful total. But is their recent success a mirage?