This game is pivotal for both teams if they want to finish on the right note as the season winds down. On top of that, the best players from their respective teams are on the injury report: Knicks guard Jalen Brunson and Suns forward Kevin Durant.

The Phoenix Suns have lost their past five as they hunt for a play-in berth. The Suns are likely to see Jalen Brunson's return for the Knicks.

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The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Knicks prediction and pick. Sunday’s matchup between the Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden features two teams with contrasting trajectories.

Analyzing Tuesday’s Boston Celtics at New York Knicks odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Celtics have had an uncharacteristic number of home losses this year (13) despite being top contenders to repeat as NBA champions. They have more than made up for those struggles away from TD Garden however.

The slog of rehabilitating his dinged-up ankle and getting back into shape while his teammates were struggling without him was no easy journey.

Porzingis nailed eight 3-pointers and was the best player on the floor in stretches for the Celtics, who swept the season series with the Knicks.

Kristaps Porzingis made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime after Jayson Tatum's 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds remaining forced the extra period, and the Boston Celtics completed a season sweep of the New York Knicks with a 119-117 victory Tuesday night.

White will not play Wednesday against Orlando due to a left ankle issue, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports. This is likely a maintenance day for White on the second leg of a back-to-back set -- Jayson Tatum (ankle),

Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers, including one in the third quarter with a foot on the New York Knicks' logo, as the visiting Boston Celtics won 119-117 in overtime Tuesday night.

A decade after being selected as the future of the Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis saved one of the best performances of his career to serve his former team with its most painful loss of the season, scoring 34 points (8-for-13 3-pointers) — including the game-winning shot with 41.