Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks
If the Hawks pull off another series upset, it will mainly be because of Trae Young and he made another statement in Game 1. In the Hawks 116-113 victory, Young posted a career-high 48 points along with 11 assists and 7 rebounds. He's simply unstoppable at the moment so the Bucks defence will need to figure out a gameplan quick smart. John Collins provided good support in Game 1 with 23 points and Capela dominated the boards with 19. They did get Cam Reddish back from injury but he didn't see the court. But could get some gametime in Saturday's matchup.
Not a great start to the series for the Bucks after going down by 3 points on their home court. Middleton struggled with his shot during the game, going 6 of 23 from the field and missing all 9 three attempts. So he'll need to improve in Game 2. However, Giannis continued his dominance in this year's playoffs with 34 points and Jrue Holiday stood up with 33 points and 10 assists. So if Middleton can recapture his form, the Bucks are a good chance of rebounding.
It's tough backing against the red-hot Atlanta Hawks with Trae Young in superb touch. So we can see them covering the line in Game 2 after doing so in Game 1. They're 13-3 ATS in Milwaukee and look good value at +8.5.
Stadium Record
The Bucks lost on their home court on Thursday but have won 13 of their last 14 home games. The Hawks are now 1-7 at this venue in their last 8.
Head to Head Record
Atlanta won the first game of this series, 116-113.
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Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers
After two close victories on their home court in this series, the Suns 9 game winning streak came to end on Friday with a 106-92 defeat in Game 3. Chris Paul made his return from a Covid-19 layoff and obviously looked rusty shooting wise (7 of 26) but dished out 12 assists. He should be better for the run in Game 4. With a broken nose, Booker struggled with his shooting as well, going 6 of 28. So after shooting just 38% in Game 3, the Suns will look to get back on track on Sunday.
As we expected, the Clippers have been performing on their home court in the playoffs and that continued in the Game 3, 14 point victory. Zubac struggled to contain Ayton in Game 2 but he produced in Game 3 with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Meanwhile, Paul George was impressive for the home team, scoring 27 points and collecting 15 rebounds. Reggie Jackson also continued his solid shooting numbers in the playoffs with 23 points and 3 threes.
The Clippers are once again underdogs on their home court despite a dominant win in Game 3. They're now 5-0 at home in their last 5 home playoff games and we can see them squaring this series at 2-2 on the back of Paul George.
Head to Head Record
The Suns are leading this series 2-1 but the Clippers are coming off a 106-92 victory in Game 3 on Friday.
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