The New York Knicks suffered their third loss of the season to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, a regular-season sweep from their Eastern Conference Rivals.
The biggest problem is that New York hasn’t been competitive in all three games against Detroit, losing Thursday night’s matchup by 15, January 5’s by 31, and February 6’s by 28. It’s a troubling sign for a team that’s supposed to be a top contender in the East.
But it seems the Knicks aren’t worried, though, and recent trade acquisition Jose Alvarado downplayed the regular-season series sweep in his media availability after the game.
Jose Alvarado isn’t worried about Pistons sweeping Knicks in regular season
“Playoffs is a whole different ball game,” Alvarado told reporters. “I mean, we’re not gonna sit here and say, just because they beat us in regular season, we can’t, we’re not thinking like that, I don’t think like that. So, I mean, when it counts, that’s when it matters, so we’re gonna play like that.”
Even though Alvarado is a new addition to this Knicks team, this isn’t new for these guys, especially dating back to last season.
Throughout the 2024-2025 season, New York was swept by both the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the regular season. The Knicks didn’t end up playing Cleveland in the postseason, but took down Boston in six games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
If anything, Knicks fans, this is a good sign of things to come in the postseason. If history repeats itself, New York will have a shot at taking down Detroit in the postseason if the two franchises meet.
Though it’s important to note that those were Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks teams. We’ll see if Mike Brown has what it takes to ensure his team turns it up a notch once the playoffs roll around.
