The Knicks (50-29) have been locked into the No. 3 seed for quite some time and need just one win over the Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers or Brooklyn Nets to close the regular season or an Indiana Pacers’ loss to secure the positioning for good.

Karl-Anthony Towns, who has carried the load during Jalen Brunson’s 13-game absence with an ankle injury, was a game-time scratch Tuesday before a 105-91 victory against the lowly 76ers at Madison Square Garden. Towns averaged 34.5 minutes over the 13 games since he was last inactive during a loss to the Warriors on March 4.

The New York Knicks have made a final decision on the injury status of their star players against the Cleveland Cavaliers.