When the NBA’s regular season schedule resumes on Thursday, the spotlight will swivel to Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks will host the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, following a pair of blowout losses — by a combined 69 points — in Detroit this season. The potential conference finals preview also marks the Pistons’ first trip to New York since they stole two of three games at the Garden during last season’s first round playoff series.
The first matchup after the All-Star break will also be the start of a grueling 10-game stretch for the Knicks in which they will face eight projected playoff teams — including most of the league’s top title contenders (Oklahoma City, Denver, San Antonio, Houston, Detroit, Cleveland) — perhaps providing a better picture of their prospects this spring.
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