The New York Knicks are still trying to compete with the Celtics, despite winning their Eastern Conference semifinals series last year. The Celtics have since leapfied ahead of the Knicks in the conference standings and are likely to be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming weeks. Despite the decision to fire Tom Thibodeau and hire Mike Brown, key players such as Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges have been inconsistent. The Knicks have been plagued by inconsistent play and lack of victories over teams above.500.