BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings square off in Eastern Conference play. Philadelphia has gone 17-12-8 in home games and 37-25-12 overall. The Flyers are 6-5-8 in games decided by one goal.

The Knicks became the third Eastern Conference team to secure a playoff spot when Philadelphia lost at Miami on Monday, per the NBA (Twitter link). Detroit, the No.

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The teams play for the fourth time this season. In the last meeting on March 16 the Hawks won 124-112 led by 41 points from Alexander-Walker, while Desmond Bane scored 18 points for the Magic.

There is a specific kind of desperation that sets in late in the NBA season. You can see it in the body language, feel it in the loose balls, and hear it in the post-game locker room.

Garnett believes the Hornets are a team no Eastern squad wants to face.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Eastern Conference play. Tampa Bay is 23-13-1 at home and 46-22-6 overall. The Lightning serve 14.4 penalty minutes per game to lead the league.

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Oklahoma City dominated most Eastern Conference teams, but not against all of them.