Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n
Get ready for the Pistons.<\/p>\n
The Knicks collapsed and lost again to a top opponent Friday night, 108-102 to the Cavaliers, but backed into clinching third seed and a first-round showdown with Detroit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With OG Anunoby, Mitchell Robinson and Josh Hart returning after one-game absences, the Knicks squandered a 23-point early lead early and finished 0-10 against the best three NBA teams \u2014 Cleveland, Boston, OKC.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That record will become at least the subhead of their regular season, which finishes Sunday in Brooklyn. <\/p>\n
At best, the Knicks will win 51 games \u2014 one more than last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But for seeding purposes, Friday\u2019s result held no consequences. <\/p>\n
The Pacers were the only threat to jump the Knicks in the standings, and they were eliminated from consideration after sitting all their starters and getting pummeled Friday against Orlando.<\/p>\n
The Pistons then locked up the sixth seed by falling to the Bucks, just about 30 minutes before the final buzzer of Knicks-Cavs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After beating New York on Thursday night and winning the regular-season series, Detroit travels to MSG for Game 1 on either April 19th or 20th. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s the first playoff series between the franchises since 1992 \u2014 which was won by the Knicks and headlined by Isiah Thomas versus Patrick Ewing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This season, the Pistons won three of four against the Knicks with Cade Cunningham going off for averages of 30.8 points and 8.3 assists. <\/p>\n
Still, many of the Pistons have no playoff experience. <\/p>\n
The Knicks are the more experienced side and favored to advance, regardless of their disappointing finishes the last two nights \u2014 Friday especially.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson, playing both games of a back-to-back after Thursday\u2019s defeat, was productive with 27 points. <\/p>\n
But the other Knicks \u2014 Anunoby, Hart, Mikal Bridges \u2014 were either ineffective or unremarkable.<\/p>\n
The only notable inactive was Karl-Anthony Towns, who sat with a sore knee and was replaced in the starting lineup by Mitchell Robinson (33 minutes, eight points, seven rebounds).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers had clinched their playoff position and held back their lineup Friday. <\/p>\n
Donovan Mitchell sat with an ankle sprain, an injury that Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson acknowledged wouldn\u2019t have kept him out of a more meaningful contest. <\/p>\n
DeAndre Hunter was also resting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Knicks\u2019 0-10 record has served as an indictment on New York\u2019s qualifications as a legitimate contender. <\/p>\n
But Kenny Atkinson, the Cavs lead man and frontrunner for Coach of the Year, said that\u2019s irrelevant after the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo me, I wouldn\u2019t make it a thing. You know once the playoffs start, all this means nothing. Clean slate. Playoffs start. All bets are off,\u201d Atkinson said. \u201cWe\u2019ve kind of struggled with some elite teams. I don\u2019t kind of buy into that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Knicks are an experienced team, well coached, talented as heck. I wouldn\u2019t look too much into that. From a coach\u2019s standpoint, I know Thibs is over there saying, \u2018Don\u2019t worry about that. Let\u2019s get ready for the first round.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
That will be the message going forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Get ready for the Pistons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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