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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Pick Prediction 4/22/2023
76ers at Nets—Embiid out and House questionable for Philadelphia. Nets a clean injury report. Philadelphia takes the 3-0 series lead after their 102-97 road win at Brooklyn Nets. They pulled down 12 more boards than the Nets. 76ers shot 49% with 42% from three. Tyrese Maxey once again led the team with 25 points. Brooklyn shot 43% with 33% from three. Mikal Bridges had 26 points and six boards. Nets bench produced only thirteen points. Philadelphia after getting outscored 35-18 in the third quarter then outscored the Nets 26-15 in the final stanza. 76ers are shooting 47% from the field in the series with 41.3% from three and a +13.6 net rating. Nets shooting 45% with 35.6% in this series. After three games the pace of play remains slowest of any series with an average of 90.6 possessions per 48 minutes. No Embiid and a 3-0 lead give the sense the 76ers will close out at home. Play Brooklyn +2.
Phoenix Suns vs. LA Clippers NBA Pick Prediction 4/22/2023
Suns at Clippers—George and Leonard out for LAC. Payne questionable for Phoenix. Phoenix takes the 2-1 series lead with their 129-124 road win at LA Clippers. Suns shot 48% with 37% from three. Devin Booker had 45 points with six rebounds. Clippers shot 54% with 43% from three but eighteen turnovers. Norman Powell inserted into the starting lineup had 42 points. Westbrook had 30 points as these two combined for 26 of 46 from the floor. Kawhi Leonard did not play with a sprained knee as did Paul George with a knee injury. Phoenix is shooting 51.4% in this series with 37.1% from three and a +4.7 net rating. Clips are converting 47.3% with 37.5% from three in the first three games. Phoenix is doing a great job of securing the basketball by limiting turnovers. Clippers shot well despite missing their Big 2 in their home defeat. Play LA Clippers +7.5.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat NBA Pick Prediction 4/22/2023
Bucks at Heat—Matthews out for Milwaukee and Giannis questionable. Herro and Jovic out for Miami with Lowry questionable. Milwaukee evened this series at 1-1 with their 138-122 home win to Miami Heat. Bucks shot 54% with 51% from three. Brook Lopez had 25 points in the win. Heat did shoot 54% with 44% from three but 17 turnovers. Jimmy Butler had 25 points. Milwaukee was up 81-55 at the half. Giannis was out with his back injury. Tyler Herro out for the series with a broken hand. Bucks have won eight of twelve on the road since the Break with a +3.2 net rating. Miami is the top shooting team in the playoffs making 56.5% overall with 50.8% from three. Bucks shooting 51.6% in the series with 38.3% from three and a +0.9 net rating. Heat have won eight of ten at home since the All Star Break with a +0.3 net rating. Bucks showed they can pound Miami without Giannis. Herro injury big here for Miami. Heat 4-12 to the spread facing strong rebounding teams that average a plus three or greater rebounding advantage on the season. Play Milwaukee -5.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. LA Lakers NBA Pick Prediction 4/22/2023
Grizzlies at Lakers—Adams and LaRavia out for Memphis with Morant questionable. Davis, James and Schroder probable. Memphis evened this series at 1-1 with their 103-93 home win to LA Lakers. Grizzlies shot 43% with 31% from three. Xavier Tillman had 22 points and thirteen boards. LAL shot 41% with 27% from three. LeBron James had 28 points and 12 boards. Miserable game for Anthony Davis with 13 points on 4 of 14 from the floor. Grizzlies were up 59-44 at the half. Ja Morant missed the game with his hand injury. LAL shooting 47.5% in this series with 36.5% from three and a +4.2 net rating. Top three rebounding team in the playoffs percentage wise. Lakers have won nine of thirteen at home since the All Star Break with a +5.2 net rating. Grizzlies shooting only 44.9% in the first two games of this series with 33.3% from three and a -4.2 net rating. Since the All Star Break the Grizzlies have lost eight of thirteen on the road with a -2.3 net rating. Memphis rank 14 of 16 team in the playoffs in rebounding percentage. Grizzlies 3-12 to the spread on the road against winning teams on the season. They are also 1-9 to the spread on the road against good shooting teams making 48% of greater. Play LA Lakers -4.