New York Knicks vs Miami Heat, NBA 2024-25 Season, Today Match Prediction

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New York Knicks

New York Knicks currently stand at 3rd place in the Eastern Conference and hold a 42-24 win-loss record. The Knicks are coming off a 97-94 three point loss on their trip to the Chase Center in San Francisco against the Golden State Warriors. Karl Anthony Towns was the top scorer with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, where he shot 12-21 from the field and 3-5 from three point range. 

OG Anunoby dropped 23 points to go with 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, this is also the 3rd straight game, where the forward has scored over 20 points, shooting at a much better efficiency from long range. Mikal Bridges also scored 19 points, while Josh Hart failed to score a single point throughout the game, where the he scored none in the 7 field goal and 2 three point attempts made. 

Jalen Brunson who is sidelined with an ankle injury is ruled out until 28th March, which opens up a starter spot for Miles McBride who is averaging 9.4 points per game. While Landry Shamet and Cam Payne will garner more playing time off the bench. 

The Knicks are the 6th ranked team on offense, where they score 116.7 points per game, while allowing 112.4 points per game. Rebounding has been an issue in recent games, where they are averaging 43 RPG, while the absence of Brunson has hindered the Knicks assist rate a bit where they currently stand at 11th place averaging 27.2 assists per game. 

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Miami Heat

Miami Heat currently stand at 9th place in the Eastern Conference and hold a 29-38 win-loss record. Miami's season has fallen apart since the Jimmy Butler trade and they are currently on a 7-game losing streak. Since the All-star Break the Heat managed to win 4 games and lost 10. During this run the Heat averaged 107.2 points per game on offense and allowed 110.6 points per game on the defensive end. 

In their recent game against Memphis Grizzlies, the Heat lost 125-91, a 34 point loss and also the second game in a row where they were restricted to under 100 points. Rookie center Kel'el Ware was the top scorer with 19 points, 11 rebounds double double. Bam Adebayo after two quite games scored 18 points, 6 rebounds. 

The Heat's major problem has been their offense where they have been unable to maximise on transition scoring and limited scoring options has left them high and dry. Tyler Herro averaging 23.6 points  is the Heat's top scorer this season, while Andrew Wiggins in the 11 games he has played is averaging 18.3 points per game. 

The Heat are ranked 26th on offense this season scoring 109.3 points per game, while they continue to remain a top 10 defensive team conceding 110.7 points per game. They average 43 rebounds, 26.3 assists and 7.9 steals per game. 

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This is the third time the New York Knicks and Miami Heat are squaring off this season, the Knicks hold a 2-0 lead against the Heat and they scored 116 points in both the games, while the Heat managed to score over 110 points once. 

The Knicks won four of their last six home games, scoring 117 ppg and conceding 121.2 ppg, on the other hand Miami Heat lost five of their last six away games, where they managed to score 105 ppg and allowed 114 ppg. 

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