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NBA Playoffs Expert Free Picks for Monday, May 13
Our VI basketball betting experts have compiled their NBA picks for Monday, May 13 and they're focusing on the matchups below:
- Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (7:00 p.m. ET)
- Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks (9:30 p.m. ET)
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Celtics vs Cavaliers Free Picks
The similarities between this series and the Celtics' first-round encounter vs. the Heat are uncanny.
Dominant Boston win in Game One, lay an egg at home in Game 2, then smothering defense to win handily in Game 3.
If the scenario repeats tonight, it's going to look a lot like Game 3, and it's really been the Boston defense dominating in these playoffs, holding Miami and Cleveland beneath 100 points in six of Boston's eight postseason games.
And we know that Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown & Co can score enough points to win any night.
Meanwhile, the Cavs needed to shoot the lights out to have a chance in Game 2, and have failed to clear 100 points in seven of ten this postseason vs. the Magic and Celtics.
Note Boston has now won and covered five straight on the road in the playoffs since last May.
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Thunder vs Mavericks Free Picks
Oklahoma City wasn't just the best team in the Western Conference. The Thunder had far and away the top record in the West, six games better than the next closest team.
But after sweeping the Pelicans in the first round and burying Dallas by 22 points in Game 1, the Thunder have dropped the past two games.
Aside from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder are getting underachieving scoring from their four other starters. Dallas, on the other hand, is getting shocking offensive production from P.J. Washington. He's averaging 28 points in the past two games after averaging fewer than 13 points per game during the regular season. He is 12-for-23 (52 percent) from 3-point range in the last two games after shooting 32.4 percent from beyond the arc in the regular season.
Washington's surprising hot hand has covered up that Luka Doncic is not nearly at 100 percent bothered by both a knee sprain and ankle soreness.
I expect the Thunder to step up their game, make a necessary adjustment on Washington and even the series with a win today. The Thunder had their chance leading by 10 points in the third quarter in Game 3. They weren't sharp and poised enough, though, to hold that lead. Lesson learned. Oklahoma City is the better team and will prove it here.
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