New York at Atlanta

It had been nearly 20 years since the New York Knicks recorded nine straight wins until their win last night at Miami. Melo did something amazing by scoring 50 points without a single one of them coming in the paint. Despite his heroics, the game was low scoring. What came out of it was the raves about the defense that the Knicks are playing now, and I expect that to lead the charges tonight vs. Atlanta, and you can't expect another 50 from Melo. Atlanta has a long history of playing low vs. very good teams, as they are 36-17 to the UNDER in their last 53 vs. a team with a winning percentage of over .600. They will bring the defense tonight as their history indicates. Take the UNDER.