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The marquee game Sunday night is the New York Knicks traveling to San Antonio to take on the Spurs at Frost Bank Center on ABC, and at 62-20 the San Antonio Spurs have been an absolute clinic all season — they come in as 5.5-point favorites and they have earned every bit of that number. The Knicks at 53-29 are no pushovers and they can absolutely get buckets, but stopping whatever San Antonio has been cooking up in the paint all year is a different ask entirely.

If New York is going to steal one on the road, somebody is going to have to have ice in his veins down the stretch because this Spurs squad does not take the L lightly.

NBA · The week ahead

The marquee game tonight is Minnesota Lynx at Las Vegas Aces — two of the best records in the WNBA going head-to-head, with the Lynx at 10-2 walking into the Aces' house as slight road favorites, which tells you everything about how hot Minnesota is running right now. The Aces at 9-3 are no slouch though, and playing at home with a short number like -2.5 means Vegas thinks either team can get buckets and take this thing.

Keep an eye on Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun to open the night — the Fever are laying 10.5 against a Sun squad that has been absolutely struggling at 2-12, so if Indiana comes out locked in, this one could turn into a clinic early.

WNBA · The week ahead