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The Miami Heat will battle the New York Knicks on Saturday at Madison Square Gaden. Tip-off is at noon ET.
The Knicks are 5.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 214.5 points.
Miami (24-21 SU, 19-25-1 ATS, and 19-26 O/U) lost 143-110 to Boston on Thursday. The Heat are 12-11 SU and 11-11-1 ATS on the road this season.
New York (28-17 SU, 25-18-2 ATS, and 19-26 O/U) beat Denver 122-84 on Thursday. The Knicks are 15-5 SU and 12-7-1 ATS at home.
The Knicks beat the Heat 100-98 on November 24 in In-Season Tournament play. NY outscored Miami 29-11 in the final quarter to pull off the 21-point comeback victory. The Heat shot 39.1 percent, including 27.0 percent from long range, and were outscored 54-40 in the paint.
Heat: SG Jaime Jaquez Jr.& #xA0;is out (groin) and PF Kevin Love is questionable (illness).
Knicks: C Isaiah Hartenstein is questionable (ankle).
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The Heat were embarrassed by the Celtics on Thursday, as Boston shot 63.7 percent overall, including 22-for-40 from long range (55.0%). The visitors dominated the rebounding battle 47-31 and knocked down 19 of their 20 free throws, too. Miami was held to 46 second-half points in the humbling, 33-point defeat.
Miami scores 110.5 points per game (27th) on 46.2 percent shooting (23rd), including 37.7 percent from beyond the arc (9th). It converts 82.1 percent of its foul shots (4th) and averages 41.4 rebounds (27th), 25.6 assists (20th), and 13.4 turnovers (14th).
TB right there for the putback slam ??
Cutting into the deficit, we trail 60-53. Tune in on TNT ?? pic.twitter.com/AhYmNwxM5Q
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 26, 2024
The Heat give up 111.3 points per game (7th) on 47.6 percent shooting (19th), including 36.8 percent from deep (17th), with 42.7 rebounds per game (11th). They average 3.3 blocks (30th), 7.4 steals (16th), and 18.3 fouls (3rd) per game.
Miami ranks 22nd in offensive rating, 12th in defensive rating, and 28th in pace (schedule-adjusted), per Dunks and Threes.
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