This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/knicks/onsi as Knicks Maintain Power Rankings Spot Amid Return to Full Health. The New York Knicks have impressed outsiders in locating and developing fringe pieces into occasional rotational options, but when it gets down to it, they need their stars to keep the wins churning.

Nearly halfway through the season, do the Knicks look any closer to reaching the Finals for the first time in 26 years?

The Maine Celtics have added forward Tosan Evbuomwan, an NBA veteran who was waived last week by the New York Knicks.

While Knicks fans celebrated Josh Hart’s return to the lineup in Portland on Sunday night to the sound of victory trumpets, it seems as though a certain recent staple of the rotation was drowned out in the noise.

Follow along live with Emirates NBA Cup Championship game between the Knicks and Spurs, coming to you from Las Vegas.

The Clippers currently sit as the 11 seed in the Western Conference, but have won seven of its last 10 games. Following the home game against the Clippers, the Knicks have a west coast road trip. They’ll face the Suns, Trail Blazers, Kings, Trail Blazers and Warriors. Clippers vs. Knicks will air on MSG, and streams live on DIRECTV (free trial).

The Portland Trail Blazers head coach offers high praise for the New York Knicks that puts more emphasis on them as the team to beat in the Eastern Conference.

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