Atlanta at New York

Jeremy Lin has created quite the stir in the Big Apple as he has taken the NBA by storm. The Knicks got a great burst of energy from him as they had a seven game losing streak. They got Melo back vs. the Nets, but it only appeared to complicate matters as Lin was still the man and in the long run if he is taking more shots than Stoudemire and Melo, the Knicks aren't going to be good. What is missed in the hoopla is that Lin also set the turnover record for most turnovers in his first seven starts. The Knicks are below .500 and lost two of three and were not exactly blowing teams out as their last five wins were all by seven points or less. Atlanta is an improved road team and a better team than the Knicks. What they have done is take care of business on the road vs. a losing team at 8-0 straight up. Play Atlanta.