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Arsenal has no reason to care at Crystal Palace. ...

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The New York Knicks have not stepped onto the court in nine days, since they swept the Philadelphia 76ers. It has also been since May 6th when they last had their starting lineup together with OG Anunoby. Cleveland's only win against the Knicks was with new acquisitions in Dennis Shroeder and James Harden. Additionally, Max Strus did not play in any of the three matchups due to injury. Look for the Cavs versatile lineup to give the Knicks trouble in game one, as well as pressure on this Knicks team to avoid a repeat game one loss in the ECF. Grab the points with the Cavaliers.

When the Cavs are at their absolute best, they dictate the pace and get over the total as they did in four of the final five games in the Detroit series. I think they're going to play well at Madison Square Garden tonight, and the total is only 217.5. In the three regular-season meetings, the lowest total was 228.5 and the highest total was 241.5. The Knicks haven't played in 9 days, and they might experience some rust early on, but the Cavs are only two days removed from crushing it in Detroit. I like the Cavs to play their normal game and get over the total.

The Cavaliers will play competitive basketball when James Harden and Donovan Mitchell have a decent game, but when Evan Mobley steps up as well, the Cavs play at a championship level. They proved it by winning four of the final five games against Detroit in the last round. Mobley went over his point total in his last four games. He averaged 16 points in three meetings with the Knicks this season. During the regular season, Mobley averaged 18.2 points per game, and in the postseason, he averaged 17 points per game. The total is too tempting to pass at 15.5. Mobley over the point total.

Jalen Brunson averaged 6.8 assists on the season, but he hit seven assists just one time in the four wins vs. the 76ers in Round 2. In three regular-season games vs. the Cavaliers, he totaled 4-5 assists in each game. Three seasons ago the Knicks and Cavs faced off in five playoff games, and Brunson’s series high was six.