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.

Jalen Brunson returned to the Knicks' lineup Sunday against the Suns after spraining his right ankle last month.

I think usually what happens when a guy comes back, he sort of has to get a feel for the game again,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “And then usually there’s a play or