The New York Knicks face the Detroit Pistons in a regular season NBA game on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.

The Knicks had flaws last year despite a run to the Eastern Conference finals. Those flaws are still prevalent this season.

Tyrese Maxey scored 36 points, Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe each had 26 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the New York Knicks 130-119 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

Ahead of Friday’s home game against the Atlanta Hawks, Towns and the Knicks are looking to bounce back after Wednesday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs. However, the path to doing so may not include Towns. The team released its latest injury report before New York takes the floor, listing the big man as questionable due to an illness.

Karl-Anthony Towns pump-faked Philadelphia’s Dominic Barlow out of his sneakers at the 9:54 mark of the first quarter of their 130-119 loss to the 76ers on Saturday, and Barlow came crashing into the Knicks big man’s shoulder. By every book, there should have been a whistle.

New York Giants TE Theo Johnson, ruled out in Week 18 with an illness, appeared at a Knicks game on Friday night and declared, "I am not sick."

The New York Knicks lost their third consecutive game Saturday night, suffering a 130-119 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Incidentally, Mike Brown’s men have gone 2-3 since Josh Hart went down with an ankle sprain during the Christmas Day victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.