Sure the Knicks are better. But this is a long-time rivalry matchup that the Nets surely will get up for and it's a brutal scheduling spot for the Knicks.

New York just concluded a four-game road trip with a tough game against the Nuggets Thursday night. Now they had to get back to New York for the first time since March 12 and play an early-start day game making this nearly a back-to-back matchup.