With Joel Embiid still out for Game 2, the Miami Heat are -8 favorites after winning Game 1 106-92 as -7.5 favorites.
Newly anointed NBA Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro had a game high 25 points off the bench for the Heat. Bam Adebayo added 24 points and 12 rebounds for Mami, which won by 14 despite missing 27 of their 36 three point attempts.
Tobias Harris led the Sixers with 27 points while Tyrese Maxey scored 19 and James Harden added 16.
The Sixers shot even worse from three than Miami, hitting an anemic 6 of their 34 triples. Even if their shots go in this time, they don’t have the depth to play with Miami. The Heat are our best NBA bet of tonight.
Luka Doncic scored 45 points for Dallas on Monday night but it wasn’t enough for the Mavericks to win. Maybe he’ll go 55 tonight?
The Mavericks will need a second scorer to aid Luka; in Game 1 their second leading scorer was Maxi Kleber who had 19 off the bench.
Meanwhile, Phoenix did it as they always do, with a balanced attack, as all five starters plus Cam Johnson scored in double figures.
Who will be Dallas’s second scorer tonight? Dorian Finney-smith played well in the opener, scoring 15 points and Jalen Brunson has been a revelation recently.
The Suns have now defeated the Mavericks ten straight times. Dallas last beat Phoenix way back in November 2019. We’re not necessarily predicting that Phoenix’s streak will end tonight, but we are saying that Dallas will cover.
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