First we’ll start in the western conference today and the Eastern conference tomorrow,
The Phoenix Suns vs the Dallas Mavericks, I see this series going one of two ways, either the Suns will throw lots of different bodies at Luka Doncic like Miami did with Trae Young to slow him down, now i don’t see Luka Doncic really getting slowed down but i can see the Suns giving Luka a hard time getting open looks and making him become more of a playmaker rather than the leading scorer that he is. With Devin Booker being back in the lineup after suffering a slight hamstring injury in game 2 of the Suns, Pelicans series the Suns will look to get Booker back to 100% with a couple days between series.
The key to stopping the Mavericks is slowing down Luka and if they can do that the Suns will take this series quick. Prediction barring no injuries I have Suns in 6.
Next the Golden State Warriors vs the Memphis Grizzlies, unlike the Suns, Mavericks series i don’t see this series being much of a fight for a couple reasons, 1. The Grizzlies are a very young team unlike the Warriors whose main stars are veterans besides Jordan Poole, 2. The Warriors have more rest than Memphis, Memphis is only getting one day between series for rest while the Warriors have Multiple days to rest and get prepared for the Grizzlies.
Also the Grizzlies star player isn’t a great shooter which will be a bad matchup for Memphis. The Warriors death lineup has also been a problem for teams this season so it will force Memhpis to play small which worked against the Timberwolves but it wont work against the Warriors. My prediction for this series is Warriors in 5.
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