It's official, the Golden State Warriors are going to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight years. We saw a disappointing game from Luka Doncic and a hell of a from performance Warriors veteran Draymond Green. Now it's time to see who will make it out of the Eastern Conference side of the bracket. But before we get into that make sure to check out Pine's newest partner, Thrive Fantasy. More on that below. Now, Here's my best bets for the all important Game Six.
Heat G Max Strus: Under 15.5 Points+Rebounds (100 Thrive Points)
This has been an admittedly hard series to predict. It's very defensive and we've seen this series turn into a war of attrition with injuries to Marcus Smart, Jimmy Butler, and others. However, I have noticed one trend that seems to hit everytime. That is the overwhelming cold streak from Max Strus. Max is 0-16 from the field in his past two games, including a 0-11 streak from downtown. He's also averaging a measly 3 rebounds in this series. Kyle Lowry hasn't been playing much better but when Strus is getting less than 20 minutes a game with fellow bench guard Tyler Herro out, it's not a good sign. Strus got his shine early in the series but he'll be lucky to see the court for long in Game Six. Here's the leaders in Points+Rebounds in the series.
Celtics F Jaylen Brown: Over 34.5 PAR (100 Thrive Points)
Referring to the last graph, you'll see that Jaylen Brown leads all players in the series with a PR of 32.5. So add two assists and you have the line for tonight. A line that Brown has crushed in three of his last five games. One of the games that didn't hit came in a game without Marcus Smart, who when he's on the court bumps Jaylen's PAR by 2 points. Smart was hobbled in the last game but will be of better health in this contest. Adding fuel to the fire is that, against Miami, Jaylen has hit the line in 5 out of 8 contests. Brown has Miami's number and the phone will be ringing off the hook in Boston.
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Heat F Jimmy Butler: Under 25.5 Points (105 Thrive Points)
Jimmy Buckets has been crucial to the Heat's success in this playoff run, but he's also been crucial to some of their pitfalls. Butler was cruising along, putting up huge performances against Philly and Boston. But a knee injury in Game Three against Boston derailed his masterful playoff run. Since the knee kerfuffle, his PPG has dropped to a stunning nine points per game. He's shooting 10-40 from the field and has made one three on seven attempts in his past three games. He's stated that his lack of scoring isn't due to a knee issue but let's be honest here, it definitely is. Butler has been cleared to play but his lack of explosiveness is apparent and his three point shooting isn't helping. I'm going with the under here.
It's official, the Golden State Warriors are going to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight years. We saw a disappointing game from Luka Doncic and a hell of a from performance Warriors veteran Draymond Green. Now it's time to see who will make it out of the Eastern Conference side of the bracket. But before we get into that make sure to check out Pine's newest partner, Thrive Fantasy. More on that below. Now, Here's my best bets for the all important Game Six.
Heat G Max Strus: Under 15.5 Points+Rebounds (100 Thrive Points)
This has been an admittedly hard series to predict. It's very defensive and we've seen this series turn into a war of attrition with injuries to Marcus Smart, Jimmy Butler, and others. However, I have noticed one trend that seems to hit everytime. That is the overwhelming cold streak from Max Strus. Max is 0-16 from the field in his past two games, including a 0-11 streak from downtown. He's also averaging a measly 3 rebounds in this series. Kyle Lowry hasn't been playing much better but when Strus is getting less than 20 minutes a game with fellow bench guard Tyler Herro out, it's not a good sign. Strus got his shine early in the series but he'll be lucky to see the court for long in Game Six. Here's the leaders in Points+Rebounds in the series.
Celtics F Jaylen Brown: Over 34.5 PAR (100 Thrive Points)
Referring to the last graph, you'll see that Jaylen Brown leads all players in the series with a PR of 32.5. So add two assists and you have the line for tonight. A line that Brown has crushed in three of his last five games. One of the games that didn't hit came in a game without Marcus Smart, who when he's on the court bumps Jaylen's PAR by 2 points. Smart was hobbled in the last game but will be of better health in this contest. Adding fuel to the fire is that, against Miami, Jaylen has hit the line in 5 out of 8 contests. Brown has Miami's number and the phone will be ringing off the hook in Boston.
Heat F Jimmy Butler: Under 25.5 Points (105 Thrive Points)
Jimmy Buckets has been crucial to the Heat's success in this playoff run, but he's also been crucial to some of their pitfalls. Butler was cruising along, putting up huge performances against Philly and Boston. But a knee injury in Game Three against Boston derailed his masterful playoff run. Since the knee kerfuffle, his PPG has dropped to a stunning nine points per game. He's shooting 10-40 from the field and has made one three on seven attempts in his past three games. He's stated that his lack of scoring isn't due to a knee issue but let's be honest here, it definitely is. Butler has been cleared to play but his lack of explosiveness is apparent and his three point shooting isn't helping. I'm going with the under here.
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