Bullets

Opponent: New York KnicksSite: USAir ArenaTime: 7: 30 p.m.TV/Radio: HTS/WWRC (980 AM)Outlook: It will be a tough task for Bernie Bickerstaff in his first game as coach of the Bullets as he faces a New York team that has dominated the Bullets in three games this season. The Knicks (34-14) are two games behind the Miami Heat in the Atlantic Division. C Patrick Ewing, who has been out the last week with a groin injury and who missed Sunday's All-Star Game, will play tonight. Ewing is 15th in the league in scoring and ninth in rebounding (10.7)

VS. BOSTON CELTICS* WHEN: Tonight, 7:30.* WHERE: Boston Garden.* TV/RADIO: Channel 20; WTOP-AM (1500), WINX-AM (1600).* OUTLOOK: The Bullets take a 2-26 road record into the Garden, where the Celtics have won won nine of the last 11 games between the clubs. The Bullets (23-41) will be without forward Bernard King (lower back and flu) and forward/center Charles Jones (pulled groin). Tom Hammonds, who had 14 points against Boston last Friday, is expected to start in place of King.Boston (49-18)