San Antonio @ New York preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 28, 2017 ) New York 107, San Antonio 119

The New York Knicks snapped a four-game slide with a win at the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday and return home for their first game of 2018 on Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs, who knocked off the Knicks at home last week, kicked off a stretch with nine of 11 on the road in tough fashion with their lowest-scoring performance of the season at Detroit on Saturday.

New York's losing streak hit four in a row with a 119-107 setback at San Antonio on Thursday, but Kristaps Porzingis scored seven of his 30 points in the final 90 seconds on Saturday to lift the Knicks to a 105-103 win at New Orleans. "We lost four in a row and all of them were really tough losses. They were last-second, last-minute, last quarter, something close," Porzingis told reporters. "So a lot of times it brings the energy down and the good vibes. To get a win like this in the last minute to come back and do all that, that brings it back up. So we want to keep that positive atmosphere going forward and keep that going." The Spurs averaged 112 points during a three-game winning streak but shot 36.9 percent from the floor, including 5-of-26 from 3-point range, in Saturday's 93-79 loss at Detroit. San Antonio shot 51.3 percent from the field in the win over the Knicks, led by 25 points from LaMarcus Aldridge.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FS Southwest (San Antonio), MSG (New York)

ABOUT THE SPURS (25-12): Pau Gasol scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds to compliment Aldridge in Thursday's win over the Knicks, his fourth consecutive double-double, but slumped to eight points on 4-of-9 shooting at Detroit. Aldridge managed 15 points in the loss -- seven fewer than his season average -- but there was one bright spot in the form of Kawhi Leonard's playing time. The star forward logged a season-high 28 minutes and scored a team-high 18 points in the loss after sitting out Thursday's game against New York.

ABOUT THE KNICKS (18-18): Jarrett Jack scored 15 points on Saturday, including the two clinching free throws in the final seconds, and was just happy to get the win. "We need all of them," Jack said, according to the New York Daily News. "I always say all of them look the same in April. At the end of the season when you tally them up, no matter if they're home or away, no matter if they were won by 20, triple overtime. They all look the same in April. We're trying to get as many marks in that W column as we can." The Knicks are 15-6 at home but are making only a one-game stop at Madison Square Garden before playing 13 of the next 16 on the road.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Spurs F Rudy Gay (right heel) sat out Saturday and is expected to miss two weeks.

2. Knicks rookie PG Frank Ntilikina is 1-of-10 from 3-point range over the last four games.

3. San Antonio lost 94-90 in its trip to New York last season despite getting 36 points from Leonard.

PREDICTION: Spurs 103, Knicks 97