This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/nets/onsi as Suns’ Star Could see Possible Return vs. Nets. The Nets are set to take on the Phoenix Suns tonight on the second night of a back-to-back, looking to rebound from a blowout loss.

Rookie forward Rasheer Fleming worked tirelessly on his post moves, determined to carve out a niche. Steve Nash, a Hall of Famer turned senior adviser, passed down pointers to up-and-coming guard Collin Gillespie. And Devin Booker, the king of the food chain, surveyed his domain from underneath a basket in the top-left corner of the gym.

The Phoenix Suns lost the free throw battle in the fourth quarter of their Jan. 15 loss to the Detroit Pistons.

The two teams square off for the second time this season. The Suns defeated the Knicks 112-107 in their last meeting on Jan. 10. Devin Booker led the Suns with 31 points, and Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 27 points.

Suns first-year head coach Jordan Ott spent four seasons (2018-22) in Brooklyn as an assistant. He now finds himself in the Coach of the Year conversation as Phoenix is playing above expectations after a 36-win season under Mike Budenholzer.

During​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ the final moments of the fourth quarter, the atmosphere inside Madison Square Garden was so tense that it almost exploded when Karl-Antho