Portland at New York

The Portland Trailblazers have long been a defensive force in the NBA. During the last four years, they finished in the top eight in fewest points allowed per game. That is a memory, as this team has simply fallen to the middle of the pack at #13 and are coming to the Garden to face the Knicks, who never play defense.  Lately, the Blazers have been even worse allowing 97+ in eight of their last ten games. The Knicks certainly haven't been defensive and recently they have allowed 200+ in seven of their last eight games, for an average of just shy of 108ppg. I could easily see both these teams topping the century mark here tonight. The Blazers are 5-1 to the OVER in their last six off a loss, while the Knicks 4-0 to the OVER in their last four after a loss. Play this one OVER the total.