New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Prediction: Playing on Contrasts

Prediction for the NBA New York Knicks vs Miami Heat match, which will take place on February 3th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Knicks held their last meetings on the home floor against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Tom Thibodeau's team almost made a comeback – in a little over a minute before the end of regular time, she won back a handicap of six points. However, this New York only secured overtime, where in the future, it turned out to be weaker than its opponent – 123:129 (114:114).

The loss against the Lakers was the Knicks' sixth in the last eight games. It is characteristic that New York lost almost all of these matches after the injury of the main center Mitchell Robinson. However, he beat Boston in this segment (120:117 (110:110) in overtime). The Knicks currently have 27-25 and seventh place in the East.

The Heat right now has the worst attack of this season. There is less and less doubt that Kyle Lauri, in the position of the main point guard, is initially someone other than who Eric Spoelstra's team needed. However, with Lauri, Miami reached the conference finals last season, where it lost to Boston in only seven games. And the work in defense, the Heat are second in the current championship, often compensating for the shortcomings of the attack.

The meeting with the Knicks will be Miami's third on the road. The tour for the Heat began unsuccessfully, with a defeat from Charlotte (117:122). But then, in their characteristic defensive manner, they beat Cleveland – 100:97.

Miami is having trouble offensively, but the Knicks, without Mitchell Robinson, have difficulty defensively. The Heat may score more than their seasonal norm of 108.5 points in the upcoming match. Erik Spoelstra's team isn't defending against anyone at all. 108.2 missed points per game is the second indicator in this championship. Miami has lost only five matches out of the last 16, won at Madison Square Garden three times in a row, and has an excellent chance to extend this series. We are betting on the victory of the Heat in a more or less productive game - after all, the problems in the Knicks' defense here look more important than the top defense of Miami.