The conclusion to an NBA season can feel like something of a slog for young and rebuilding teams like the 2022-23 Houston Rockets, After all, they’ve already been eliminated from the playoff race.
In this case, Monday night’s visit to face the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden — widely known as the mecca of basketball — could perhaps offer them a jolt. Since the Rockets play in the Western Conference and the Knicks the Eastern Conference, they only have one visit to the Garden per season, and their last came way back in November 2021 at the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
