After one of the most successful All-Star breaks in recent memory, the NBA is back to regular season action Thursday night.
Tipping off the home stretch of the season is an Eastern Conference heavyweight matchup: the first-place Detroit Pistons (40-13) head to New York to take on the third-place Knicks (35-20, six games back) at Madison Square Garden.
The Pistons will be without Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, who are both serving their suspensions for their roles in last week’s brawl with the Charlotte Hornets. This will be the final game of Duren’s two-game suspension, so he will be available to return for Detroit’s next game against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Stewart, however, still has five more games to go after he was suspended for seven games, the…
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