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New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Pick Prediction 4/26/2023
Knicks at Cavaliers—Sims out for NY with Grimes questionable. Windler out for Cleveland. New York takes the 3-1 series lead after their 102-93 home win to Cleveland Cavaliers. Knicks pulled down fourteen more boards than the Cavs. NYK shot just 45% with 28% from three. Jalen Brunson had 29 points and six assists. Cleveland hit 47% with 26% from three. Knicks are fifteenth of the sixteenth playoff teams in shooting at 42.8% from the field and last from three at 27.5%. Team has a +3.7 net rating in this series. Cleveland is making just 44.5% from the floor in the series with 30.8% from three. Cavaliers split their two at home in this series with a +7.5 net rating. They have last of the sixteen playoff teams in turnovers with 17.8 per 100 possessions. Cavs are 11-3 to the spread at home against teams that force fewer than thirteen turnovers a game. Knicks poor shooting puts the check mark on the Cavaliers here who face elimination that also brings an added intensity level. Play Cleveland -5.5
LA Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA Pick Prediction 4/26/2023
Lakers at Grizzlies—Davis, James and Schroder are questionable for LA. Adams and LaRavia out for Memphis. LAL takes the 3-1 series lead with their 117-111 home overtime victory to the Memphis Grizzlies. Lakers shot 44% with 28% from three. Austin Reeves led the team with 23 points and six assists. Anthony Davis only 12 points on 4 of 13 shooting. A poor shooting night for Memphis converting 40% with 21% from three. Desmond Bane scored 36 points in defeat. Lakers had built a fifteen point line in the second quarter but Memphis closed the quarter strong with a 14-1 run to end the half. LA shooting 46% in this series with only 31.5% from three. Grizzlies worst shooting team in the playoffs making 41.6% with 30.1% from three. Lakers have a +5.7 net rating in this series with a 52.3% rebounding rate. The teams split their two in Memphis in this series with the Lakers holding a +4.2 net rating. Grizzlies 29-13 to the spread at home facing a winning team. Facing elimination also brings added intensity, especially at home. Play Memphis -4.
Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA Pick Prediction 4/26/2023
Heat at Bucks—Herro and Oladipo out for Miami with Adebayo probable. Giannis probable. Miami takes the 3-1 series lead after their 119-114 home win to the Milwaukee Bucks. Heat shot 49% with 41% from three. Jimmy Butler had 56 points with nine rebounds. Bucks shot only 43% with 32% from three. Brook Lopez had 36 points and 11 boards. Giannis in his return had 26 points and a Triple Double. Heat outscored the Bucks 41-25 in the fourth quarter. Heat is the top shooting team in the playoffs making 54% and 47.5% from three and a +5.6 net rating. Bucks shooting 47.8% with 37% from beyond the arc in the postseason. Heat have been a high turnovers team in this series with 15.5 per 100 possessions and have been weak on the offensive glass. Teams split the two games in Milwaukee with the Bucks holding a +0.9 net rating. Bucks 16-6 to the under with double revenge. That is two straight losses to an opponent. Facing elimination Milwaukee turns to their roots for success. That is defense. Play Miami and Milwaukee under 219.5.
Golden St Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings NBA Pick Prediction 4/26/2023
Warriors at Kings—Iguodala out for GSW. Dellavedova out with Fox probable for Sacramento. Golden St evens this series at 2-2 with their 126-125 home win to the Sacramento Kings. GSW shot 50% with 41% from three. Steph Curry had 32 points and five rebounds. Kings shot 47% with 40% from beyond the arc. They were down ten after three quarters and rallied in the fourth with a chance to win but Harrison Barnes missed an open three at the buzzer. Golden St is shooting 46.1% from the field in this series with 33.9% from three and a +2.2 net rating. Sacramento is shooting poorly in this series at 44% with 30.3% from three. But they have been strong on the offensive glass in this series. They have played at the highest pace in the playoffs at 104 possessions per 48 minutes which ties with the Hawks and Celtics series. Sacramento has won both games at home in this series with a +5.8 net rating. GSW 18-9 to the under facing good shooting teams hitting over 48% shooting. Warriors also 30-15 to the under with at least two days of rest. Defense shows up late in playoff series. Play Golden St and Sacramento under 235.