Overview
- New York (25-16) faces Phoenix (24-17) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET in their second meeting after the Suns won 112-107 earlier this season.
- Jalen Brunson (right ankle) and Devin Booker (left ankle) are officially listed as questionable, leaving both starting backcourts in doubt.
- DraftKings lists the Knicks as 3.5-point favorites with a total of 223.5, with several analysts predicting New York to cover.
- The Knicks have dropped seven of nine while allowing 119.0 points per game in that span and ranking among the league’s worst in opponent three-point percentage.
- Phoenix has outpaced expectations under first-year coach Jordan Ott at 24-17 but enters off consecutive road losses, including a late collapse at Detroit with Booker sidelined.