The two New York teams in the NBA will square off at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks are struggling mightily heading into the All-Star break, and will look for a momentum boosting win over their in-city rival as they get closer to the break. In our NBA picks for tonight, we look at Nets vs Knicks and give our best bet for the contest.
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Nets vs Knicks Betting Pick
This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
Why Bet The Knicks:
✅ The Nets are on the road for this game, but they are still without Kyrie Irving, as this game is being played in New York City. Without Irving, Kevin Durant, or Ben Simmons, the Nets are severely depleted coming into this game even if they still have Andre Drummond and Seth Curry to lean on.
✅ Speaking of Andre Drummond, his impact will be limited against the Knicks, who have a legitimate counterpart to Drummond in Mitchell Robinson. Robinson and the Knicks have locked down Drummond in the past during his time with the Lakers, and should be able to keep him in check again to their advantage here.
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✅ Brooklyn has to ration their energy in this game, as they play another game on Thursday night against the Wizards. The Knicks, meanwhile, can go all out before the All-Star break as this is their final game before the break commences. Expect the Knicks to come out with more energy as they do not have anything else to save it for before they take a week off.
Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets picked up a win at home against the Sacramento Kings in their last time out. That game was the debut of Seth Curry and Andre Drummond on the team, with both players making a legitimate impact in their first games for the Nets. Here, both players will look to deliver the Nets a second straight win without Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Ben Simmons to help them.
For the Nets to get a win in this game against the Knicks, they will need to find a way to get into the paint on offense. The Knicks struggled mightily against the Oklahoma City Thunder thanks to Josh Giddey being able to penetrate and facilitate the offense from the paint. Brooklyn is lacking in that department right now, which could cost them dearly against the Knicks.
New York Knicks
The New York Knicks suffered a devastating loss in their last game, falling in overtime against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Oklahoma City was without their top-two players in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort. But Josh Giddey and Tre Mann took over for the Thunder, which was enough to deliver the Knicks a loss that they could not afford to take on their home floor.
In this game, the Knicks will need to execute better offensively down the stretch. They committed several turnovers at the end of regulation that cost them the ability to put the Thunder away, and couldn’t get much going on offense in overtime either. In this game, the Knicks will need to be precise on offense if they want to head into the break on a high note.