The Detroit Pistons will face the New York Knicks on ESPN today at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series. Every word of that sentence was a wonder to type. The Pistons won three of four against the Knicks this season, but playoff basketball is different, and New York has the upper hand in playoff experience. The Knicks have made the playoffs in four of the past five seasons, including three in a row. The Pistons are in the playoffs for the first time in six years and looking for their first playoff victory for the first time in the better part of two decades.
Pistons vs. Knicks preview: The playoffs are here and so are the Pistons
