New York: Shooters gonna shoot
🏀Nets: After narrowly beating the Phoenix Suns 128–124 on Tuesday, the Nets face the LA Lakers tonight at 10 p.m. ET. It won’t be quite the powerhouse matchup we were hoping for — Kevin Durant will miss his third straight game due to a hamstring strain (sigh), and LA’s Anthony Davis is also out — but it should be entertaining nonetheless.
Knicks: The Orlando Magic snapped the Knicks’ three-game winning streak when they beat the orange and blue 107–89 last night. The bright side? Power forward Julius Randle, whose 25 points marked his fifth straight 20+-point game. Go off, sir.
- While Randle has been taking the lead of this young team (especially as Mitchell Robinson recovers from hand surgery), look for the Knicks to add more experience ahead of the NBA trade deadline in March.
🏒NHL: The two New York teams return to the ice tonight to face the two Pennsylvania teams: the Rangers vs. the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Islanders vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pucks drop in both arenas at 7 p.m. ET — but if you can’t take another L this week, we recommend avoiding the Rangers game.
