Fresh off of a sweep on Friday night, yours truly is back with several NBA Best Bets for the massive slate on Sunday, Feb. 23. Sunday’s action gets started earl

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for Sunday's New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics matchup

After the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers thumped New York by 37 points Friday night, the defending champion Boston Celtics pulled out their third double-digit win of the season over the Knicks with a 118-105 victory in Boston on Sunday.

Jayson Tatum has established himself not only as one of the top players in the NBA but also as one of the greatest players in Boston Celtics history. While it is too early to rank him among the likes of Bill Russell and Larry Bird, there is no doubt that Tatum has a chance to at least be in the conversation when all is said and done.

For the B/R expert, that 'X factor' down the stretch is none other than Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis. While we disagree that the Celtics have anything like a soft underbelly