Analyzing Sunday’s New York Knicks at Boston Celtics odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Knicks are currently 17-9 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Celtics have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home. Boston is coming off a 20-point win

The Knicks rank just outside the bottom 10 in defensive efficiency, and in their six losses to Cleveland, OKC and Boston, they have surrendered an average of 126 points. These are not championship-contending numbers, even with a top-shelf offense.

New York Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns is enjoying arguably his best season in the NBA in his first year in the Big Apple. After nine seasons with the Wolve

CLEVELAND — The Knicks arrived and left Cleveland with the same problem: Their defense is atrocious against the NBA’s best. Tom Thibodeau’s group was massacred Friday night by Kenny Atkinson’s high-octane Cavaliers, who made the Knicks look jayvee in a 142-105 laugher.

The New York Knicks travel to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Center Jarrett Allen hurt his right hand at some point in the first half of Cleveland's 142-105 rout of the New York Knicks on Friday night, an injury that could leave the NBA's top team without one of its key players.

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen hurt his right hand during a blowout win over the New York Knicks Friday night. He is expected to undergo an MRI Saturday, according to a report from the AP and ESPN.