New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards Prediction: Will the Knicks be able to win?

Washington and New York have beaten each other on the road this season. Will the Knicks be able to break that tradition in this upcoming game at the legendary Madison Square Garden?

The Knicks are in great shape. The team approaches the matchup with Washington with a streak of three wins in a row - over Houston (137:115), Miami (101:92), and Cleveland (130:116). New York played without Julius Randle but managed 130 points against their season's best defense. The Knicks are more diverse than they were in their previous two championships under Thibodeau, and they could be one of the big stories in the upcoming playoffs. However, the Knicks haven't formally made the postseason yet. The team is one win away from clinching the postseason title.

The Wizards lost several starting players to injuries - Kyle Kuzma, Bradley Beal, and Kristaps Porzingis. It appears that the team will have to forget about making the playoffs. The more so because Washington is already three wins away from being in the top 10 of the Eastern Conference.

In the last game, the Wizards failed on their home court against Orlando. The top scorer for the Washington team was Corey Kispert, with 27 points.

The Knicks will play again without Julius Randle, but as the meeting with Cleveland showed, the team has the resources to replace him. Washington, on the other hand, will have a difficult time without three critical players at once. It is unlikely that the Wizards will be able to effectively oppose New York, one of the strongest teams in the Eastern Conference. So here we're betting on a convincing win for the Knicks, who need to guarantee a playoff spot even more.