New York will take advantage outside vs man to man coverage if Dallas plays it. So if the Mavs plays tight, it is going to be rough. New York can fire the ball at will, and they have shown with the 3rd most 2 point FGs in the NBA - Carmelo Anthony is very capable of putting up more enough on his end to take on the responsibility.


The frontcourt of Dallas will struggle with getting open vs the frontcourt of the Knicks. Kristaps Porzingis is a very solid PF and will know how to play excellent defense vs their bigs. Dallas have given up 40% from deep - it is going to be hard, even vs a low ended team like the Knicks - the have some guys who are never shy about putting it up.

I expect a high scoring game as the Knicks are scoring better and Dallas just won by 50 pts so expect a letdown on the defensive side.
Take the OVER!