Sunday's 118-105 decision dropped them to 0-7 against the leading squads of the NBA (Boston, Cleveland, Oklahoma City) and their first instance of consecutive lost games since Jan. 3-6. A tense afternoon became downright horrifying when Karl-Anthony Towns limped to TD Garden's visitors' bench as Boston began its final push forward to victory.

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns will take the floor alongside the game’s elite, an achievement that highlights just how far this Knicks team has come. The last time the franchise sent two starters to an All-Star Game? In 1975, when Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe suited up.