Having brought on Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, the Knicks will enter the 2025 postseason with a much different look than what they had a year ago, when the team had to fight through injuries and ultimately fell in seven games to the Pacers in the conference semis.

The Knicks won 16 in a row against the Pistons from Feb. 8, 2020, to Nov. 1, 2024. But as the Pistons’ fortunes improved midway through the season, so did their performances against the Knicks. Detroit won the final three games against New York,

The New York Knicks face a challenging matchup against the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs. New York has one of the league's best offenses, but The Athletic insider James Edwards III thinks it could struggle potentially against the powerful Pistons defense.