The New York Knicks are among the best teams in the Eastern Conference, but they have struggled against elite competition throughout the season. After recent lo

They are 0-7 against the top three teams in the NBA and are in danger of falling in the standings. Furthermore, as if their loss to the Celtics was not bad enough on its own, one of their players received a punishment from the league that was announced after the game.

The Celtics now own a four-game lead over the Knicks and the head-to-head tiebreaker for the two-seed in the East (Boston still trails Cleveland by six games for the top seed). The two teams will square off one final time in the regular season when they meet at Madison Square Garden on April 8.