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LA Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA Pick Prediction 4/19/2023
Lakers at Grizzlies—Davis, James and Schroder are probable for Los Angeles. Adams and LaRavia out for Memphis and Morant questionable. LA moves to 1-0 in this series after their 128-112 road win. Lakers pulled down 11 more boards than the Grizzlies. Team shot 53% with 43% from three. Rui Hachimura off the bench had 29 points and six rebounds. Austin Reeves huge fourth quarter finished with 23 points. Memphis shot 47% with 36% from three. Jaren Jackson had 31 points in defeat. Los Angeles outscored the Grizzlies 69-47 in the second half. Morant suffered a hand injury that forced him to miss over five minutes of the final period. Late in the fourth quarter the Grizzlies suffered through over three minutes without a point. Rim protector Adams injury hurting the Grizzlies in this series with the inside presence of James and Davis. Morant hand injury a massive concern. Play LA Lakers -1.
Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA Pick Prediction 4/19/2023
Heat at Bucks—Herro and Jovic out for Miami with Lowry questionable. Matthews out for Milwaukee with Giannis doubtful. Miami takes the 1-0 lead after their 130-117 road win at Milwaukee. Heat shot 60% with 60% from three. Jimmy Butler had 35 points with 11 assists. Bucks converted on 49% from the floor but only 11 of 45 from three. Middleton had 33 points in defeat. Giannis played only 11 minutes leaving with a back injury. The game was also costly for Miami as guard Tyler Herro suffered a broken hand. Giannis was unable to practice on Tuesday due to the pain from his lower back injury. Bucks gave up 129 points per 100 possessions to the Heat with Giannis seeing only 11 minutes. Rather take the two possessions with the Heat here. Play Miami +6.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Pick Prediction 4/19/2023
Timberwolves at Nuggets—McDaniels and Reid are out for Minnesota. Gobert and Nowell are questionable. Jokic is questionable. Denver takes the 1-0 series lead with their 109-80 home win to the Timberwolves. Nuggets pulled down 16 more boards than Minnesota. Team shot 46% with 41% from three. Jamal Murray had 24 points with eight assists. Nikola Jokic had only 13 points and fourteen rebounds in 28 minutes sitting many minutes due to the blowout. Timberwolves shot 37% with 31% from three. Anthony Edwards led the team with 18 minutes. Denver up 11 at the half outscored the Timberwolves 32-14 in the third quarter. Reid and McDaniels injuries here are very significant as Nuggets dominated the glass. Jokic did practice on Tuesday and side that the wrist is a non-issue. Media reports point to Jokic upgrade to available. Nuggets blew out Minnesota without much offensively from Jokic. Timberwolves averaged only 86 points per 100 possessions in defeat. Play Denver -8.