The Knicks will play their final regular-season game in nine days and will have several days off before the first round of the playoffs begins. Hukporti hasn't been ruled out for the rest of the season, at least not yet, but fans knew there was a chance he wouldn't return when he got hurt. Knee injuries are tough to come back from.

Well, the Knicks appear to be ready. Precious Achiuwa dunked over Stewart on a fastbreak late in the first quarter. When the two came down, they got tangled and Achiuwa appeared to shove Stewart away before they both ran back up the court without further incident.

The 50-29 New York Knicks find themselves on the cusp of securing the Eastern Conference's No. 3 seed on Thursday night, as they're set to tip off against a potential first-round opponent, the No. 6-seeded Detroit Pistons (43-36),