ASA top play on UNDER 222 Brooklyn Nets @ NY Knicks, 7:40 PM ET - The Knicks are turning up the heat on the defensive end of the court as they have allowed 110 or less in 7 of their last nine games. In three of those games, they allowed 98 or less points. For the season they own the 13th best defensive efficiency rating allowing 1.140-points per possession. In their last five games they are giving up 1.057PPP which is 2nd in the league. The other big factor here is pace. The Knicks are the 4th slowest paced team in the NBA at 96.7 possessions per game. Brooklyn prefers a slower tempo too ranking 11th in pace, and they are coming off a game last night so they shouldn’t be anxious to turn this game into a track meet. The Nets obviously had a big change in their lineup with the trades of KD and Kyrie and chemistry is an issue for them on the offensive end of the court. The Nets are averaging just 106.8PPG in their last five games which is down from their season average of 113.8PPG. These two teams recently met in mid-February and produced 230 total points but the possessions were lower than league average with just 160 FG attempts. The Under has cashed 22 of the last 30 meetings in the Garden and we predict another low scoring game here.