Back to the NBA Newsfeed

Knicks-Pistons an ECF preview? Big questions facing each contender

Share

Open Extended Reactions

It has been just over eight months since Jalen Brunson blew a kiss to the Little Caesars Arena crowd to celebrate his game-winning, first-round clinching 3-pointer. And for the first time since that thrilling six-game series, the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons are facing off -- as the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference.

Though Monday's game might not deliver that level of drama, it features two teams with ramped-up expectations.