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Brunson is averaging 27.1 points per game in February and should be a prime force again in a matchup of seemingly equal opponents, who are both just a notch below the very best in the league. He is averaging 27.0 points per game on the road. If Towns is out or limited, he will have to carry an ever bigger offensive load.

With the Memphis Grizzlies looking like a different beast at home and New York simultaneously struggling on the highway, we expect Ja Morant & Co. to pull away.