7:30 PM EST | Madison Square Garden

TV: MSG Network

5 Things To Know:

1. At Friday’s practice session at MSG Training Center, head coach Jeff Hornacek provided an update on Joakim Noah’s status for Saturday evening. Noah was limited in practice due to a sore hamstring and the Knicks head coach said he will most likely not suit up for the contest against Brooklyn. The center was sidelined for Tuesday’s preseason opener in Houston as well. Against the Rockets, Hornacek started Kyle O’Quinn at center in place of Noah.

2. Derrick Rose is unlikely to play in tonight's Knicks preseason home opener. If Rose does not return from Los Angeles, Brandon Jennings could get the starting nod at the point guard spot. Jennings told Knicks.com at Thursday’s practice he is planning to be more aggressive and expects a better performance from the orange and blue after the loss to the Rockets.

3. Kristaps Porzingis is looking to continue his progress from an important offseason. On Tuesday night, the Latvian caught the eye of Knicks fans with a third quarter scoring outburst and a total of 22 points in just 27 minutes of court time. Porzingis connected on 8-of-11 shots from the floor and an impressive 5-of-6 behind the arc.

4. The Nets underwent a complete overhaul this past summer. Sean Marks took the reins in the front office as general manager, former Knicks assistant coach Kenny Atkinson was hired as the head man, and Brooklyn inked Jeremy Lin in its biggest offseason move. The Nets starting five from Thursday’s preseason opener looked drastically different with Lin, Randy Foye, Trevor Booker, and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson joining Brook Lopez in the first unit. Lopez, now the longest tenured Net on the team will attempt to lead a young and newly formed group in Brooklyn.

5. Watch the Nets at the 3-point line tonight to see if they can replicate the efficient shooting from Thursday night. Brooklyn sunk 14 of its 34 attempts from long distance in the win over the Pistons and Lin accounted for 15 of those points from downtown.