Two of the NBA’s biggest success stories this season square off at Madison Square Garden as the Detroit Pistons are hosted by the New York Knicks. After winning 50 games, the Knicks did not rest on their laurels this offseason. Instead, they swung huge trades for Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota and Mikal Bridges from Brooklyn. They now sit at 25-14 and trail only the defending champion Boston Celtics and the blazing Cleveland Cavaliers.
While it might not show a huge shift in the win column, a look over at Minnesota shows you how bad it can get one offseason after being named one of the ascendant teams in the league.