Two days after hosting the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference in a 121-112 loss to the Boston Celtics, the struggling New York Knicks welcome the NBA-leading Golden State Warriors to Madison Square Garden on Monday night at 7:30 p.m.
Talk about a devastating 1-2 punch, for a team that's long been on the ropes.
After a brief reprieve -- a 120-113 decision at Orlando on Thursday that was the Knicks' first win since Jan. 30 -- New York must halt the NBA's best scoring offense, two days after trying to fend off the league's second-best scoring defense.