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Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA Pick Prediction 4/21/2023
Celtics at Hawks—Gallinari out for Boston. Atlanta a clean injury report. Boston takes the 2-0 series lead after their 119-106 home victory in Game 2. Celtics shot 56% with 45% from three. Jayson Tatum had 29 points and ten boards. Hawks hit 43% with 33% from three. Dejounte Murray had 29 points and six assists. Hawks up early by 11 but a huge 50-27 run by the Celtics put Boston in control. In this series Boston shooting 51.7% with 42.4% from three. Hawks making just 40.7% with 27.3% from three. Atlanta a -11.1 net rating in this series Hawks have won nine of fourteen at home since the All Star Break with a +3.8 net rating by scoring 121.3 points per 100 possessions and playing at a fast pace. Since the break the Celtics have won seven of thirteen on the road with a +4.4 net rating playing at the fourth slowest pace. Respect the home performance by the Hawks to cover this. Play Atlanta +5.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks NBA Pick Prediction 4/21/2023
Cavaliers at Knicks—Windler out for Cleveland with Osman questionable. NYK a clean injury report. Cleveland evened this series at 1-1 with their 107-90 home victory to New York Knicks. They did pull down seven more boards than the Knicks. Team shot 49% with 42% from three but seventeen turnovers. Darius Garland had 32 points and seven assists. Knicks a miserable night shooting at just 37%, 24% from three and 17 turnovers. Julius Randle had 22 points and eight boards. NYK held to 39 first half points. Knicks opened the game on a 12-4 run but held to 27 points the rest of the half. New York shooting only 39.5% and 25.9% from three. Cavs hitting 46.3% with 37.5% from three in the series. Cleveland a +7.5 net rating in this series. Team has won seven of eleven on the road since All Star Break with a +3.7 net rating. NYK has won seven of ten since the Break with a +9.1 net rating. Knicks have covered eight of nine at home against winning teams at home. Play New York -2.
Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Pick Prediction 4/21/2023
Nuggets at Timberwolves—Jokic probable for Denver. McDaniels and Reid out for Minnesota. Gobert and Nowell questionable. Denver is up 2-0 in this series after their 122-113 home win to Minnesota in Game 2. Nuggets shot 54% with 45% from three. Jamal Murray had 40 points in the win. Timberwolves shot 51% with 45% from three. Anthony Edwards had 41 points and four assists. Minnesota outscored Denver 40-23 in the third quarter to erase a fifteen point halftime deficit. T’Wolves are shooting just 43.8% from the field and 37.3% from three in this series. Nuggets are converting 49.7% with 42.6% from three and a playoff leading +18.4 net rating in the first two games of the playoffs. Timberwolves have lost six of eight at home since the All Star Break with a -4.9 net rating. Denver on the road have dropped eight of thirteen with a -1.3 net rating. Timberwolves have covered 17 of 25 at home against winning teams. Timberwolves strong in recent must win home games beating New Orleans by five and OKC by 25 shooting well. Play Minnesota +2.5.