It’s Friday, March 21, and the Houston Rockets (45-25) and Miami Heat (29-40) are all set to square off from Kaseya Center in Miami. The Rockets are currently 19-14 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Heat have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Miami won the only meeting of the season 104-100.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will face off against the Los Angeles Clippers at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Intuit Dome. Los Angeles is 38-30

The Knicks’ rivalry with the Heat is a thing of the past. It has been more than two decades since they played in the same division, and they have met only twice in the playoffs this century. That fizzled backdrop applies to my handicap for Monday’s matchup at Madison Square Garden.