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Stephen Nover's NBA March Game of the Month
(NBA) New York vs. Miami,
Point Spread: -5.50 | -105.00 Miami (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -5.50 | -105.00 Miami (Home)
Result: Loss
The 31-42 Knicks are back to being a bottom-feeder this season. The only way they can win is to catch an opponent in a letdown spot. That's what the Knicks did on Wednesday upsetting the Hornets.
But that's not the situation in this matchup.
The Heat are in stop-the-pain mode having lost two in a row. They are especially angry after falling to the short-handed Warriors, 118-104, at home this past Wednesday.
Miami is going to be up for this matchup. The Heat are healthy. The Knicks are not. New York has been without Julius Randle, its best player, and center Mitchell Robinson. Randle, who leads the Knicks in scoring, rebounding and assists, has a quad injury. The Knicks are not in a hurry to rush him back into the lineup with their season down the drain.
If Randle remains out, the Heat would field the three best players on the court in Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowery. It's an added bonus if Tyler Herro returns to Miami's lineup.
The Heat have owned the Knicks recently covering eight of the past 10 meetings. Miami has defeated New York five consecutive times, including twice this season by a combined 29 points.
But that's not the situation in this matchup.
The Heat are in stop-the-pain mode having lost two in a row. They are especially angry after falling to the short-handed Warriors, 118-104, at home this past Wednesday.
Miami is going to be up for this matchup. The Heat are healthy. The Knicks are not. New York has been without Julius Randle, its best player, and center Mitchell Robinson. Randle, who leads the Knicks in scoring, rebounding and assists, has a quad injury. The Knicks are not in a hurry to rush him back into the lineup with their season down the drain.
If Randle remains out, the Heat would field the three best players on the court in Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowery. It's an added bonus if Tyler Herro returns to Miami's lineup.
The Heat have owned the Knicks recently covering eight of the past 10 meetings. Miami has defeated New York five consecutive times, including twice this season by a combined 29 points.
