New York at Los Angeles

The Knicks were off to an 8-24 start, but have played their best basketball of the season over the last three weeks. The Knicks have gone 6-5, and more importantly have covered seven of their last 11. They have won three of their last five on the road and covered five of their last seven. The Lakers went through a run that lasted 20 games compiling a 17-3 mark, but have since been playing poorly. The Lakers have now dropped three straight and four of their last five, covering just once in their last eight games. The Lakers offense was scoring 113 points per game in the 10 games before their recent five-game slide. They have since produced just 101 ppg in their last five. Too many points for the Knicks who are playing well against a struggling Lakers team, so we will back the Knicks to stay close here.