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Bucks vs Celtics

    Despite the box score this game wasn’t close. The two time MVP Giannis  Antetokounmpo was destroying the Celtics no matter what they tried to do to slow the Greek Freak down. The Bucks had four different players score in double digits including Giannis  Antetokounmpo {24}, Bobby Portis {15}, Jrue Holiday {25} and Grayson Allen {11}. Despite the Bucks missing key players like Kris Middleton and George Hill they still managed to handle the Celtics in Boston to steal game 1.        

    The Celtics on the other hand found their match in Milwaukee, this is a bad matchup for Boston and everyone knows it, unless you have a dominant big like Embiid to match Giannis’s production your always going to be at a deficit against the Bucks. Boston was more rounded in scoring with five players in double digits including Jayson Tatum {21}, Al Hroford {12}, Jaylen Brown {12}, Marcus Smart {10} and Derrick White {10}. My prediction was the Bucks in 7 but not to overreact to one game but this series could go maybe 6 games if the Celtics manage to have a good shooting night. 

Warriors vs Grizzlies 

    This game was way closer than it should have been, with Klay Thompson missing two free throws down the stretch, Draymond Green getting ejected in the second quarter and the Warriors going cold from three, missing six shots down the stretch, this really was the Grizzlies shot to steal a game and make this a series, many in the media is saying this series already feels over which I can conclude it is, now i do see the Grizzlies stealing maybe one game but this series is going max 6 games if something unlucky happens like bad officiating or a lucky shooting night from Memphis. 

Scoring wise Jordan Poole had himself a career game last night finishing with 31 points 8 boards and 9 assists on high percentage shooting {60% FG, 50% 3PT}, Stephen Curry didn’t have a bad game either finishing with a cool 24 points. As for the Grizzlies Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. had themselves a game finishing with a near 34 point triple double for Ja and 33 and 10 for Jaren Jackson Jr.

First we’ll start with the Bucks and Celtics series. This series all depends on what the Celtics will do with Giannis, the Celtics should do what the Raptors did with Giannis in 2019 creating the formula of the “wall”. With Kris Middleton being out this whole series with a MCL sprain, so with the Bucks missing it’s arguably best closer and second best player on the team and the Celtics coming off a phenomenal series against the Nets this will be the best series in the eastern conference. 

    The league’s best defense will look to rely on their bigs {Al Horford, Robert Willaims, and Daniel Thies} to slow down Giannis, in my opinion the Key piece for the Celtics is Marcus Smart because he’s coming off a defensive player of the year award and so playing point guard this season has been big plus for Boston and Smart. My prediction for this series: Bucks in 7.

    This Series is solely going to rely on the health of Joel Embiid, with Embiid dealing with an orbital fracture and a mild concussion in game 6 in the first round of the Raptors series. The Heat also have been dealing with injuries with point guard Kyle Rowry. If the Heat can steal a couple games without Embiid the series could be over before the MVP finalist comes back, James Harden will be a huge factor in this series because if he can average 25 and 15 on decent shooting percentage the Sixers could split on the Heats home floor. Jimmy Butler will be guarding Harden or Maxey and that will be the factor that the Heat will do to shut down Maxey and Harden. 

Sixers fans will be crossing their fingers that Embiid comes back healthy and early. The Heat are coming off a quick series against the Hawks in 5 games with the players rested and JImmy Butler especially 100% because he sat the final game of the Hawks series. If Embiid comes back by game 3 my prediction for this series is Sixers in 7.

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.

This list is based on the games played on Thursday night, this list is not based on who had the most points, it’s about who had the best impact on the floor, all things considered.

1. Chris Paul

Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns close out the New Orleans Pelicans in a 115-109 win in the “valley”. Chris Paul had a historic night shooting 100% on 14-14 shooting which has never been done in the postseason in NBA history, Paul had a great game 6 finishing with 33, 5 boards, 8 assists and a steal. Devin Booker also came back from his hamstring injury he suffered in game 3 of this series, Booker was supposed to be sidelined for 2-3 weeks but came back in historic fashion. The Suns will now play Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the western conference playoffs.  

2. Joel Embiid

    Embiid and the 76ers route the Toronto Raptors with an immaculate 132-97 win on the road in Toronto, Embiid has a killer performance finishing with 33, 10 boards, an assist, 2 steals and 3 blocks. After dropping game 4 and 5 to the Raptors, talks in the media were starting to swirl about if the Sixers were going to choke this series and the 76ers put that one to bed last night. James Harden also had a good game finishing with 22, 6 and 15 on high percentage shooting. The Sixers will now face the Miami Heat in the second round of the eastern conference playoffs.    

3. Luka Doncic

The Mavericks are now moving onto the second round thanks to a missed wide open three by Bojan Bogdanovic to force a game 7 for utah. Luka had a pretty pedestrian game for his standards finishing with 24 points, 9 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Luka didn’t shoot very well {38.1% FG and 40% 3PT} but still got the job done. Jalen Brunson also had a decent game finishing with 24 points but only with 3 rebounds and 2 assists. With Luka as healthy as he’s gonna be, the Mavericks will be put to the test facing the Phoenix Suns in the second round.

This list is based on the games played on Tuesday night, this list is not based on who had the most points, it’s about who had the best impact on the floor, all things considered.

1. Mikal Bridges

Mikal Bridges had a career game last night carrying the Phoenix Suns to a win to take a 3-2 series lead against the New Orleans Pelicans. Mikal had a cool 31 points 5 boards, 2 assists with also a steal and 4 blocks on high efficiency shooting {70.6% FG, 100% 3PT}. The Suns are now one game away from advancing to the second round of the western conference playoffs to either play the Dallas Mavericks or the Utah Jazz. Other Suns players had good games like Chris Paul with a 22 point double double, Deandre Ayton with 19 points. 

2. Ja Morant

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies came to play last night with an impressive 111-109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to take a 3-2 lead in Memphis. Ja had a huge 4th quarter last night scoring 18 of his 30 points including a double double, after getting lots of blowback from the Media and NBA fan base about Ja winning this season’s most improved player he definitely showed why he deserved it last night. This has been a chippy series with lots of trash talk between these two young teams but Memphis is doing a better job of backing it up.  

3. De’Andre Hunter

Hunter and the Hawks have been officially eliminated from the playoffs and can start their vacation early, after losing to the Jimmy Butler-less Miami Heat last night 94-97 the Hawks were gentlemen swept 4-1 in this series with it mostly being not competitive. Despite the loss De’Andre Hunter had a great game finishing with 35 point double double {35 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals}. Hawks star Trae Young definitely had a series to forget as he finished with a historically bad shooting from mid range and 3 point percentage. The Hawks definitely have to add another star around Young but its safe to say De’Andre Hunter will be here for the long haul.

This list is based on the games played on Monday night, this list is not based on who had the most points, it’s about who had the best impact on the floor, all things considered.

1. Luka Doncic

Luka and the Dallas Mavericks are very close to closing out this series, with a 102-77 win last night over the Utah Jazz Luka Doncic put on a show with a 33 point double double and 5 assists. The Mavericks are only one game from closing the series out and will look to do so on Thursday night, with Donovan Mitchell going out in the second half with an injury this game was over in a hurry. Since coming back from injury in game 4 Luka has been nothing short of spectacular, scoring over 30 in both games since his return. 

2. Jayson Tatum

Tatum and the Celtics are the first team to advance to the second round of the playoffs, sweeping the Brooklyn Nets 4-0 many are now seeing Tatum as the next superstar in this league and he deserves it, he played great all around on this series both sides of the floor from scoring over 30 multiple times to guarding Kevin Durant he was spectacular. Tatum last night had a cool 29, 3 and 5 on pretty efficient shooting {56.3% FG, 66.7% 3PT}. The Celtics will now be waiting for the winner of the Bucks vs Bulls series to see who their next opponent is. 

3. Pascal Siakam

Is this series going to game 7? Spicy P and the Toronto Raptors have now won back to back games forcing a game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers, thanks to Pascal Siakam having great back to back games, finishing last night with a 23 point double double with also 7 assists. Five different Raptors contributed with double digits including Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Gary Trent Jr., Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa. The Raptors will look to force a game 7 on Thursday while the 76ers look to finally end the Raptors season.