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Heat vs Knicks – 1/27/19 NBA Pick, Odds, and Predictions
Miami Heat vs NY Knicks NBA Basketball Sunday, Jan 27, 2019 (7:35pm est) Current Odds: Miami -5, Total Points 210.5

Alas, laughs have been few and far between in the Big Apple since Riley left to become the president and head coach of the Heat in 1995 following a four-year stint in which he led the Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals and NBA Finals. New York has advanced beyond the conference semifinals just twice since 1996 and moved past the first round once in the last 18 seasons.
Riley, meanwhile, is now synonymous with the Heat, which has won three NBA titles under his watch. But after two stints as Miami’s head coach, Riley, 73, is finally comfortable serving in the front office and ceding the sidelines to Erik Spoelstra, who surpassed Riley as the longest-tenured coach in franchise history earlier this week.
Spoelstra, who began his career with the Heat as a video coordinator, said he remembers a conversation with his father, former NBA executive Jon Spoelstra, in which he was encouraged to cherish every moment working with Riley.
“It doesn’t matter what your position is, it doesn’t matter if you ever get promoted, just find a way to hang with this guy, this Hall of Famer,” Spoelstra said. “So I guess the lesson to that is I’m still just trying to hang on, I’m trying to work for him for as long as I possibly can.”
411Winners Pick and Prediction: Over 210 -120
