Things might go a bit differently next time around if the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers face each other again in the playoffs. At least they will if Tuesday's game is any indication. New York cruised to a 128-115 victory over Indiana at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and improved to 35-18 overall and 8-2 in the last 10 in the process.

So he certainly wasn’t about to wave the white flag in game No. 971 Thursday night when the Knicks hosted the Chicago Bulls, even as he trotted out a starting lineup without Josh Hart or OG Anunoby. For Thibodeau and the Knicks,

Some of the best NBA players of our time hit the hardwood this weekend in San Francisco for the NBA All-Star game, including several members of the New York Knicks. Sadly,

Josh Hart finished one assist short of a triple-double with 20 points in his return from a two-game absence to rest his sore knee, an issue he’s been dealing with throughout his career and which required extended time off around the All-Star break to calm down.

Both defensive forward OG Anunoby and guard Josh Hart have been listed as questionable for this contest. If New York were to be missing either of these two players, it would be a

Likely available Wednesday

The Knicks returned from the All-Star break even more shorthanded than they’d been in the weeks before the NBA shutdown. But even with workhorse guard Josh Hart added to the street-clothes crew with a knee injury,

Karl-Anthony Towns notched 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart scored a season-high 30 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 128-115 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.

Not much went right for the New York Knicks over the weekend but Josh Hart was a welcome exception. Hart returned to action after a two-game absence on Sunday against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.