With eight games left in the 2024-25 season, the Portland Trail Blazers are jetting over to New York City to play a Knicks team that’s more consistently relevant today than they’ve been in a generation or two.
Sitting at third in the Eastern Conference (8.5 games behind the Boston Celtics for 2nd and 3.5 games ahead of the Indiana Pacers in 4th), the Knicks will almost certainly enjoy home court advantage in the playoffs for the fourth time since the year 2000. Under coach Tom Thibedeau and with length aplenty, New York has found their groove over the season even if their most recent stretch has been a bit checkered, going 6-7 in their last baker’s dozen games.