The Los Angeles Clippers travel to The Big Apple to play the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The Clippers (43-30) come into this matchup winning nine of their last 10 games, as that has nearly secured a playoff berth for this club. Reaching the postseason is a heck of an accomplishment for this team too, as many thought that they gave up when they traded Tobias Harris to Philly. That's the last thing this club has done and it's actually lit a fire under this surprising team. Getting rid of 20 points from Harris would seemingly hurt this offense but that's simply not the case. In fact, Los Angeles currently sits fifth in scoring, despite having no player average more than 20 points per game. That shows just how good of a "team" this is and it's their bench that's really carried them to this point. Montrezl Harrell and Lou Williams are actually on their way to set an NBA record for bench points for a duo and that's where this team's bread is buttered.

The Knicks (14-59) come into this matchup losing 12 of their last 13 games, as those sort of stretches have become way too common for this team. The statistics are downright ugly, with New York ranking bottom-five in scoring, points allowed, offensive efficiency, defensive efficiency, assists, field goal percentage, three-point percentage and assist-to-turnover ratio. That's honestly hard to do and it's no surprise that this club owns the worst record in the NBA with those nightmarish statistics bringing them down. The simple fact is that this club just needs to play it out and hope that they get a gem in next year's draft. That will be the start of a long rebuild and this proud franchise has a long ways to go to get back to glory.

This is the second and final meeting between these teams, with Los Angeles winning the first game at home, 128-107.