The Denver Nuggets are atop the Western Conference headed into a game against the New York Knicks on New Year's Day.

The New York Knicks have been rode roughshod upon this year by 28 other teams in the NBA.

At some point, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Austin Rivers will join the Phoenix Suns after being acquired from the Washington Wizards for Trevor Ariza.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young pinpoints the most impressive factor in the team's six-game winning streak is resiliency.

CHARLOTTE -- All eyes will be on the Charlotte bench on Friday night when the streaking Hornets host the tail-spinning New York Knicks.

BOSTON -- It was just two weeks ago that the Boston Celtics staged a frantic comeback but came up just short and lost to the New York Knicks, who were 4-16 at the time.

As if the New York Knicks needed anything more to worry about, the Milwaukee Bucks bring the NBA's top offense to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- David Fizdale makes his return to Memphis as coach of the New York Knicks on Sunday when his new team takes a two-game winning streak against his former club, the Grizzlies.

After dropping 40 points on the Washington Wizards in a 119-109 win on Sunday night, Damian Lillard follows with an encore at Madison Square Garden, where the Portland Trail Blazers travel to take on the New York Knicks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

A week ago in Madison Square Garden, the Orlando Magic scored the first 10 points, led by 20 after the first quarter, by as many as 34 and rolled past the New York Knicks for their most lopsided win of the season.

The New Orleans Pelicans miss point guard Elfrid Payton's ball handling and defense.

Coming off a 16-point loss to the league-leading Toronto Raptors on Saturday afternoon, the turmoil-plagued New York Knicks return to Madison Square Garden on Sunday night to host the woeful Orlando Magic and hopefully bring some calm into their world.

New York Knicks center Kristaps Porzingis posted photos of himself running, hours after his coach said that he was not at the "sprinting" stage in his recovery.

WASHINGTON -- Wizards center Dwight Howard provided an early spark for Washington in his debut Friday night.

A day after losing a heartbreaker to the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks host one of the Eastern Conference favorites.