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With all of the attention on Luka Doncic moving from the Mavs to the Lakers, it looks like the Warriors, in the short-term at least, might have been the real winners of the deadline. Jimmy Butler's addition has proven a boon for Golden State, as without distractions, Jimmy B can still be a force. While not necessarily reflected in stats, Butler's presence has been able to complement Steph Curry effectively and added a different dimension to Steve Kerr's offense, now with a real commando raider into the paint. The Dubs have lost just once with Butler in the lineup since the trade. The Warriors just beat the Knicks 114-102 on march 4 at MSG, and Jalen Brunson remains out for NY. Play Warriors

This is a big line for Josh Hart who averages 29.9 PRA on the season, however that number has dipped to 25.4 PRA in the month of March. Hart's teammate Mikal Bridges recently commented that he felt Knicks HC Tom Thibadeau was playing his starters too many minutes. For a guy like Bridges who has never missed a start or publicly complained this carries a lot of weight. Hart leads the NBA in MPG and is coming off of a 42 minute outing. I expect him a couple fewer minutes and this would qualify as a difficult matchup vs a suddenly excellent Golden State defense. I'd play this for a full unit at 31.5.

FanDuel. Mikal Bridges has now cleared this line in four of four games without Jalen Brunson, who will remain out on Saturday. It’s a good matchup for Bridges too - the Warriors allow the fifth most spot-up points per game, Bridges’ dominant playtype. Even so, I this line is too low in relation to Bridges current role in the offense, and Karl-Anthony Towns has been a relatively passive of late. I’d bet this up to over 22.5.
Knicks are reeling, covering 2 of their last 12 games. They are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 spots as a favorite, losing by 10, 13, 37, 27, 25, 10 in that span. Yikes. No Brunson is a huge problem, compounded by their lack of depth. NYK 3-6 ATS as a road dog. Warriors are 1st in the NBA in net rating the last 12 games (+13.3), while Knicks are 21st (-3.2). The Knicks can't keep pace offensively. The Warriors won 11 of last 12, with 9 of those wins by 6 or more points. Getting Jonathan Kuminga back adds more explosion and this offense has taken off with Himmy Butler at the helm. The Warriors won big earlier this month at The Garden.
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