Who’s Enjoying
Miami Warmth @ New York Knicks
Present Information: Miami 24-21, New York 28-17
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET
- The place: Madison Sq. Backyard — New York, New York
- TV: ABC
- Observe: CBS Sports App
- On-line streaming: fuboTV (Strive at no cost. Regional restrictions could apply.)
- Ticket Value: $184.30
What to Know
The Warmth have loved a two-game homestand however will quickly need to mud off their street jerseys. They’ll sq. off towards the New York Knicks at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Madison Sq. Backyard. The Warmth are anticipated to lose this one by 4.5 factors, so we’ll see if that offers them a little bit of motivation.
It is onerous to win when you do not work as a unit and put up 11 fewer assists than your opponent, a truth the Warmth came upon the onerous method on Thursday. They suffered a grim 143-110 defeat to Boston. The Warmth have been down 113-90 on the finish of the third quarter, and issues solely bought worse from there.
In the meantime, the Knicks entered their tilt with the Nuggets with 4 consecutive wins however they’re going to enter their subsequent recreation with 5. New York steamrolled previous Denver 122-84 at dwelling. For these curious, sure, that was the most important victory the Knicks have managed all season.
The Knicks bought their victory on the backs of a number of key gamers, nevertheless it was OG Anunoby out in entrance who scored 26 factors together with six steals. These six steals set a brand new season-high mark for him.
Miami bumped their file right down to 24-21 with that defeat, which was their third straight at dwelling. These losses could possibly be blamed on the group’s lackluster offensive efficiency throughout that stretch, as they solely averaged 104.7 factors per recreation. As for New York, they’ve been performing extremely nicely just lately as they’ve gained six of their final seven matchups, which supplied a pleasant bump to their 28-17 file this season.
This contest is one the place the variety of possessions is more likely to be a giant issue: The Warmth have not given up the ball simply this season, having solely averaged 12.6 turnovers per recreation. Nevertheless, it is not just like the Knicks wrestle in that division as they have been averaging solely 12.9 turnovers per recreation. Given these competing strengths, it’s going to be fascinating to see how their conflict performs out.
The Warmth could not fairly end off the Knicks when the groups final performed again in November of 2023 and fell 100-98. Can the Warmth avenge their defeat or is historical past doomed to repeat itself? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.
Odds
New York is a 4.5-point favourite towards Miami, in keeping with the most recent NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a very good really feel for the road for this one, as the sport opened with the Knicks as a 5-point favourite.
The over/below is ready at 217.5 factors.
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Collection Historical past
New York and Miami each have 5 wins of their final 10 video games.
- Nov 24, 2023 – New York 100 vs. Miami 98
- Could 12, 2023 – Miami 96 vs. New York 92
- Could 10, 2023 – New York 112 vs. Miami 103
- Could 08, 2023 – Miami 109 vs. New York 101
- Could 06, 2023 – Miami 105 vs. New York 86
- Could 02, 2023 – New York 111 vs. Miami 105
- Apr 30, 2023 – Miami 108 vs. New York 101
- Mar 29, 2023 – New York 101 vs. Miami 92
- Mar 22, 2023 – Miami 127 vs. New York 120
- Mar 03, 2023 – New York 122 vs. Miami 120
