There’s an intangible part of Jose Alvarado’s game that could be crucial for the Knicks. See Also inside the knicks What the Knicks still need to sort out before the games matter again: Miles McBride’s health,

Josh Hart and the New York Knicks dominated the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, as NY deals with some critical injury concerns.

The New York Knicks delivered a dominant win despite missing key players, but it was Jose Alvarado’s funny postgame comments that stole the spotlight.

They are clearly incentivized to lose games at the risk of having to relinquish their lottery pick if it fell anywhere from fifth to ninth. However, they care about two opponents this year, and they are the Knicks and Thunder.

Securing the top seed in a conference is important because it guarantees home court advantage throughout the first three rounds of the postseason, at least. The Pistons have gone just 5-5 over their last 10 games,

The East-leading Detroit Pistons received a difficult health update on Thursday regarding their superstar MVP candidate, Cade Cunningham. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and will miss an extended period.