The New York Knicks haven't gotten off to the start they would have liked. But with consecutive wins over the rival Brooklyn Nets, the Knicks are close to passing a key test -- just as another one awaits. The Knicks will look to close out their homestand ...

Trendon Watford was cleared to play ahead of the Nets’ rematch against the Knicks on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, but Brooklyn was still without a healthy center and Karl-Anthony Towns was back on the court for New York after missing Friday’s interborough clash because of a knee injury.