The NBA has resumed its schedule after the All-Star break. Only one-third of the season is left before the playoffs start. While there will be plenty of drama for most of the seeding, the top of each conference is basically settled with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks aren't viewed on the same level following the latest matchup between the two teams Sunday. "Every single person walked out of the building today saying, 'The gap between these teams is the size of the Grand Canyon,

The expectation was that the New York Knicks would be in the same conversation as the NBA’s elite this season. You don’t trade five first-round picks for Mikal Bridges if that isn’t the case. You don’t make an overnight move for Karl-Anthony Towns if the idea isn’t to contend for a championship.

Josh Hart gets to the rim and gets the and-1 to fall for the Knicks vs. the Celtics.

T he New York Knicks are having a good season. They're a pretty safe bet to remain a top-three seed in the Eastern Conference. The Karl-Anthony Towns trade looks like a home run.

Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to five games with a 118-105 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday.

The Cavaliers’ latest blowout win included an unexpected bump. Center Jarrett Allen hurt his right hand at some point in the first half of Cleveland’s 142-105 rout of the New York Knicks on Friday night.

Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers bullied the New York Knicks from the start Friday night, winning 142-105 in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.