New York Knicks at Miami Heat
Thursday, February 23rd, 7:05 PM ET
The Heat are on a 6-0 SU/ATS run against teams they have already beaten this season and they won the earlier meeting 99-89. Of course, the Knicks were a much different team in that early January meeting. Back then Jeremy Lin spelled his last name, "D-N-P" (Did Not Play). Carmelo missed that game due to injury and New York simply looked rudderless. New York rolls into this one off a big win last night, but it should be noted they were playing a Hawks' team without Joe Johnson and Al Horford. I suspect Miami is going to take this game quite seriously, with almost a chip on their shoulder approach...tired of playing second fiddle to "Lin-sanity." The Heat have won 7 straight, outscoring their opponents 108-90. They have held 5 of their last 7 opponents to 90 points or less. And Jeremy Lin is going to face a tough assignment in tonight's contest...and we all know Lin has a propensity to turn the ball over. The Harvard grad is a talent and I believe he's the" real deal." But Lin and his teammates, particularly Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire have a long way to go before developing a chemistry that's strong enough to challenge the league's most talented squad.
