The Battle for Melo

GET 'EM JEFFRIES.

Hottest ticket in town tonight is to MSG. Lakers are -3.5. 211 O/U.

Lakers are mid-road trip and coming off a mentally/physically tough game in Boston last night. Kobe averages 30ppg at the Garden. They handled the Knicks 109-87 back in January.

Knicks have dropped 10 of 14 and are dangerously close to licking the underside of .500. They looked like shit defensively against the Clips and let Randy Foye light 'em up. This is a front end of a back to back for them.

But it's all about Melo tonight. D'Antoni's been whining about how it hurts his players FEELINGS when fans chant 'We Want Melo'. Well, Knicks better sack up because you best believe it will be raining down from the rafters tonight. They're gonna need to hire a team therapist for the bus ride home tonight. Sticks and Stones, Knicks.

Matt's Luke-Warm Mortal Moneymaker:
Big night from Kobe. If this line were more like 8.5, I would lean more to the Knicks. But....
Lakers -3.5
UNDER