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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Pick Prediction 5/9/2023
76ers at Celtics—Embiid questionable for Philadelphia. Gallinari out for Boston. Philadelphia evened this series at 2-2 with their 116-115 home overtime victory to the Boston Celtics. 76ers shot 46% with 38% from three. James Harden had 42 points and nine assists.
Joel Embiid contributed with 34 and thirteen boards. Boston shot 47% in defeat with 39% from three point range. Jayson Tatum had 24 points and eighteen rebounds. Celtics forced overtime by outscoring the 76ers 24-15 in the final quarter.
Philadelphia blew a sixteen point lead in the third quarter. Celtics in this series is shooting 48.8% with 38% from three and a high +11.5 net rating for the eight teams competing in this round.
Philadelphia is shooting 44.2% from the floor and 37.4% from three in the Conference Semifinals and a -11.5 net rating that is the lowest of the eight in this round. The pace of play has been the slowest of the four Conference Semifinals with 91.86 possessions per 48 minutes.
The teams have split their two in Boston in this series with the Celtics holding a +17.4 net rating by averaging 127.6 points per 100 possessions and pulling down 53.1% of the rebounds. Embiid’s knee a concern here. Celtics home form is not. Play Boston -7.5.
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Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Pick Prediction 5/9/2023
Suns at Nuggets—Paul out for Phoenix. Nuggets a clean injury report. This series is tied at 2-2 after their 129-124 home win by the Phoenix Suns. They did pull down five more boards than the Nuggets. Suns shot 57% with 45% from three.
Kevin Durant and Devin Booker each had 36 points. Nuggets shot 56% in defeat but just 42% from three. Nikola Jokic had 52 points and 11 rebounds. Chris Paul missed both games in Phoenix with his groin injury. Denver is shooting 48.8% in this series with 34.5% from three posting a +3.5 net rating.
Nuggets are pulling down 53.9% of the rebounds in this series. Phoenix is shooting 49.3% from the field in this round of the playoffs which is tops of the eight teams competing in the Conference Semifinals. They are only making 31.5% from three in this series with a -3.5 net rating.
The pace of play has averaged 96.75 possessions per 48 minutes. Nuggets have won both home games in this round putting up a +14.1 net rating and grabbing 54.4% of the rebounds. Denver’s home form too strong here. Play Denver -5.5.
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