New York @ Los Angeles

Current Records: New York 38-30; Los Angeles 38-30

The Los Angeles Lakers will stay at home another game and welcome the New York Knicks at 10 p.m. ET May 11 at Staples Center. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous games.

The Lakers had enough points to win and then some against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, taking their game 123-110. Los Angeles' power forward Anthony Davis was on fire, posting a double-double on 42 points and 12 boards along with five assists.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, New York beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-100 on Sunday. New York can attribute much of their success to point guard Derrick Rose, who had 25 points and eight assists in addition to six rebounds, and small forward Reggie Bullock, who shot 5-for-12 from downtown and finished with 24 points.

Barring any buzzer beaters, Los Angeles is expected to win a tight contest on Tuesday. They are currently two-for-two against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

The wins brought the Lakers up to 38-30 and New York to 38-30. Two defensive stats to keep an eye on: Los Angeles enters the contest with only 106.6 points allowed per game on average, good for second best in the league. As for New York, they have been holding their opponents to a field goal percentage of 44.20%, which places them first in the league.

The Lakers are a slight 2.5-point favorite against the Knicks, according to the latest NBA odds.

The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Lakers as a 5.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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New York have won seven out of their last 11 games against Los Angeles.