The Under has now hit in six of Dallas’ last seven games. The lone exception came when they hung 130 points on a lousy Houston team. The last six games have all been wins for the Mavericks and in five of them, they have held their opponent below 100 points.

The Under has hit in seven of New York’s last nine games. One of the two exceptions came in a miracle comeback over Boston. In all seven Unders, the Knicks were able to hold their opponents below 100 points.

So we’ve got two teams that are consistently doing something you don’t see all that often in the modern NBA - hold the opposition to double digits.

Furthermore, you’ve got the Knicks often struggling to score 100 themselves. Four times in the last eight games, they have scored 96 points or less.

These recent defensive efforts - from both teams - are not new. Both rank in the top five in scoring defense for the season. So take the UNDER here.