NEW YORK -- Kristaps Porzingis is intimately familiar with the winding hallways of Madison Square Garden. For the nearly four years he played for the New York Knicks, Porzingis would saunter up the ramp from the loading dock, walk down one dimly lit hallway and turn right into the Knicks locker room. Thursday will be the first time Porzingis will turn left and enter the sparsely decorated visitor's locker room.
Porzingis has already faced his former team once this season, but Thursday will be the first time he has played his former team in his former home arena since the trade that sent Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks.