Starting off tonight's NBA parlay, I'm backing the Knicks to take care of the Cavaliers. The Knicks are 7-1 against the Cavaliers dating back to the start of last season. Since the Cavs blew a 22-point fourth-quarter lead in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks have been dominant -- winning the last four meetings by 16, 13, 37 and 12 points. Now Cleveland has to visit Madison Square Garden, a tough place to play for visitors.
Next up in my NBA parlay, I'm backing the Grizzlies to keep things close against the Nuggets. Memphis snapped a three-game losing streak with a 118-102 win on the road against the Raptors in its last game. Ty Jerome led the team with 27 points to help the Grizz improve to 5-0 on the road. The Nuggets are coming a loss to the Rockets that tipped off a road trip. Look for the Grizzlies to control the pace at home, which means up-tempo basketball.
To round off my NBA parlay today, I like the Lakers to win big against the woeful Bucks. The Lakers are showing no signs of slowing down following their sixth win in a row against the Hawks earlier this week. They have scored 120 points or more in three straight games. It’s hard to find a statistical category in which the Lakers and Bucks are similar. The bottom line is that Milwaukee stinks. Adding insult to injury (or vice versa), Tyler Herro missed the last game and is questionable for Wednesday.
