It's a big one tonight. And, yes, you might be hearing that a lot about the Trail Blazers lately, but it's no overstatement.

There's been two types of big games in the the last month for Portland -- big games to maintain momentum, and big games to break losing streaks... And with all of that, there haven't been many "ho-hum" games in-between.

Unfortunately tonights matchup against the Knicks is one of those get back on the right track games. The Trail Blazers have lost four of their last five games, and three straight. Portland's most recent loss to Boston was one of the season's most dissapointing. Portland weren't merely beat, they were outworked. The loss made Nate McMillan fume, and Tuesday he put the team through one of the most grueling practices of the season.

McMillan was happy with the team's effort at practice, but was not ready to relax. "Yesterday doesn't matter," the coach said. "It's today that matters."

And while the Trail Blazers have struggled recently, the Knicks have done no better.

Tonight New York is without Quenten Richardson, Steve Francis and others.

Each team has 13 wins, but one will leave tonight with 14. Right after these starting line-ups, we'll get a glimpse of who that might be -- the first few minutes should give an important look at the Trail Blazers' renewed energy and response to McMillan's call to get out there on the floor and WORK.

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