Perhaps a soft spot for the Knicks after clinching their playoff berth on Friday, but that has been a foregone conclusion for several weeks. With positioning still up for grabs, unlikely for NY to relax just yet. Recent form has been good without Jalen Brunson, whose return date is soon but likely not on Sunday. Friday's win at Milwaukee was one of the more impressive recent efforts, with all starters in double figures and OG Anunoby enjoying a big night with 31 points. For the moment, the Knicks have plugged that leak caused by Brunson's absence. Meanwhile, the Blazers' longshot playoff hopes have dissipated with three straight losses, and we'll see about the status of key cog Anfernee Simons (iffy; forearm soreness). Play Knicks

The Portland Trailblazers boomerang of consistency has continued. They won four straight games, but now have dropped three straight all by double digits. The Knicks are starting to adjust even minus rotation players, and can lean on their narrow one point win March 12th at Portland. Better offense this time, as the Knicks get over 120 points. Lay the number here.

The Knicks remain shorthanded with Jalen Brunson (ankle), Miles McBride (groin) and Cameron Payne (ankle) out. Over 11 games since Brunson went down, Mikal Bridges has scored at least 19 points seven times. That included a game against the Trail Blazers in which he scored 33 points. Another stat that makes this over appealing is that Bridges is averaging 19.7 points per game at home this season.