Basketball is back. And in case you forgot, the Detroit Pistons enter the unofficial second half of the season with the NBA’s best record. What you might have also forgotten is that the Pistons will be facing the New York Knicks tonight without their top two big men, Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart. Both are suspended because of on-court altercations against the Charlotte Hornets before the All-Star break. Duren will be serving suspension game two of two. Beef Stew will be sidelined for this game and five additional games. The Knicks should be getting back OG Anunoby tonight, and will be looking for a bit of revenge after the Pistons popped them wins of 38 and 31 points in their past two matchups.
Game Vitals
When: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Watch: Prime Video
Odds: Pistons +3.5
Projected Lineups
Detroit Pistons (40-13)
Cade Cunningham, Duncan Robinson, Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris, Paul Reed
New York Knicks (35-20)
Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns