4/22 Playoff Preview

Bucks vs. Pacers - The Pacers made a mistake by hyping up Dame on the sideline during the last game. I believe that he will have a great game on the way to tying the series at 1-1. Another thing to note is how poorly Kyle Kuzma played in the last game. He can only do better; the question is how much better he can actually be. On the other side, I will be looking to see how Haliburton performs after being chosen as the most overrated player in the NBA.

Grizzlies vs. Thunder - I don’t see how the Thunder can find a way to lose this game, but it will be much closer than the historic loss they had in Game 1. For the Grizzlies, I expect bounce-back games from Scottie Pippen Jr. and Jaren Jackson Jr., who both had lackluster performances last time out. For the Thunder, I expect the future MVP, SGA, to have a huge game before they hit the road to Memphis.

Timberwolves vs. Lakers - The Timberwolves are playing with house money in this game after taking home-court advantage in Game 1 with a win. I expect a big bounce-back game from Luka here; I also expect LeBron to play like the best player on the court in this game because if you go down 2-0, you set up a hard road for yourself. I expect Randle to have a good game for the Timberwolves because Rudy won’t be much of a factor this series due to the Lakers running smaller lineups.

Best Bets 

Dame over 19.5 Pts 

Scottie Pippen Jr. over 14.5 Pts  

Marvin Bagley III over 4.5 Reb  

SGA over 29.5 Pts  

Randle over 17.5 Pts  

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