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You're right. That is indeed a much needed win for the Sixers as they knew that the Celtics are capable to bounce back and dominate any given game.

I bet not too many bettors have managed to win this game especially after the fact that Joel Embiid is not playing with the Sixers in Game 1. However, there are some bettors who took their bets way early before the final tip-off appeared and surely that scared them when they knew about Embiid's situation, but they are still lucky enough because James Harden carried the team and upsets the Celtics on their 1st game.

Here are the result of my picks for today's game,

Boston Celtics VS Philadelphia 76ers SCORE 115 - 119 - LOST

The Celtics are getting on with it at the start of the game but the 76ers was quite impressive at  the half time that they still regained momentum in getting those win, now James Harden is cracking up a week or in a steroid for pulling something like that is his age, Tobias harris got 18 points Tyrese Maxey got 26 points, James Harden for 45 points, the 76ers have done a great job in winning the 1st game against the Boston Celtics but we all know about the Celtics and what they are capable off, but the wins are surely needed by the 76ers now, and congrats to all that bet for the 76ers,

Denver Nuggets VS Phoenix Suns SCORE 97 - 87 - WIN

The Suns did a great job at the start of the game, but the Denver Nuggets doesn't let the lead go much higher and finished the Suns, and just like I thought that Kevin Durant has been stopped even Devin Booker by the Nuggets, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope got 14 points, Aaron Gordon got 16 points and Nikola Jokic has a double-double of 16 rebounds and 39 points, winning the game, and advance their lead against the Suns,

Tyrese Maxey stealing a telegraphed pass from the NBA 6th man of the year, Malcom Brogdon was the defining moment that helped Philadelphia 76ers steal the series 1 - 0 lead at the TD Garden, I really know a lot of people including thinks the match was though for the 76ers without their no 1 star in Joel Embiid, but as far as I can tell from the game, in my opinion it made the 76ers became much more unpredictable, I mean James Harden was meant to carry the team in scoring instead a facilitating every play, and every player had to contribute to the win. That's a good advantage for the 76ers I'd say, although it doesn't guarantee their chances of going through to the next round, but it sure is a good way to start any series with a win on the road.

Congratulations, that's a win.
And, sorry to you guys who took the bet for the Boston Celtics. The Philadelphia 76ers won the game and covered all the spreads in the betting line.
For me, it was a +10.5 so yes, I am sure I will win it at the last minute of the 4th quarter because the game was too close. I never expected them to win that's why I added the large spread but surprise, surprise, James Harden turned into a monster. Memories of Houston Rockets days.
3/3 again for me and some bonus bet builder win.


Denver Nuggets had some bad moments too and Jamal Murray was not hitting his usual shots. Thankfully, Nikola Jokic started strong and continued with hot hands until the end of the game. Aaron Gordon is very helpful too posting 16 points. Phoenix Suns were successful at not letting Gordon get offensive rebounds (Gordon only had 1 rebound) but his defense against Kevin Durant was superb. So does KCP against Booker.

The Suns had the better shooting last game but the Nuggets are getting more opportunities which might be the same situation for them here in game 2. We could see a tighter game as the Suns can still put the pressure against the Nuggets but I simply can't trust the Suns with this tight of a spread when they barely took down the Nuggets during the regular season and that's when the Nuggets didn't have Jokic.



Another shocking loss from the Celtics as their second-half struggle continues and the Sixers won't be needing Embiid if they can't fix that issue in the next game.

∆ N. Jokic 10+ rebounds / J. Murray 5+ assists / D. Booker 5+ assists @1.94 ∆  won

I can't imagine myself not taking the 10 after Jokic had 19 rebounds in just over 30 minutes of play in Game 1. He literally had 4/5 boards on a single possession while Ayton just sat there and watched, hilarious stuff.

The Suns need to make some adjustments on how they guard Murray after he got every switch/shot he wanted in Game 1. I expect a lot tighter defense on him, and i wouldn't be surprised if he gets doubled right away, let Porter Jr. and Gordon beat you.

Booker has 25 assists in his last three postseason games, he's been dishing the rock... The Nuggets blitz/hard trap him on every side PnR and he got some easy assists to Ayton. There's no need for Denver to stop doing this because it's effective, take the ball out of his hands and don't let him shoot 3s. It will be interesting to see if the Suns decide to switch the screener, trapping Booker will be more difficult (almost impossible) if KD sets those screens.

Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers will visit and face the Boston Celtics in game 1 at TD Garden, Celtics' key injury Danilo Gallinari (knee) is out while the 76ers' key injury Joel Embiid (knee) is out right now, this is game 1 now that Joel Embiid can not play for the 76ers this is a crucial game for the 76ers moving forward, that could get back on game 2 but game 1 will be for the Celtics for sure, so I am picking the Boston Celtics,

Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns

The Denver Nuggets are facing the Phoenix Suns in their game 2 at Ball Arena, Nuggets' key injury Collin Gillespie (Lower leg) out for the season, while the Phoenix Suns don't have any injuries at all, this 2nd game I think the Denver Nuggets in at the momentum and if the Suns don't manage to disrupt that then this is going to be a win for the Nuggets again, and not at Nuggets home court at their 1st game the Nuggets got a decent spread and Nikola Jokic manage a double-double on the 1st game while this could be another win for the Nuggets,

NBA today's games

Boston Celtics (1.23) VS Philadelphia 76ers(4.40)  

Celtics injury Danilo Gallinari has knee injury and can not play, 76ers injury Joel Embiid is doubtful if he can play, right now it is game 1 for the Celtics and 76ers so we can not say for sure if who's going to win even though the Celtics had a huge odds but I like the Celtics more so my pick is the Boston Celtics for this game


Denver Nuggets (1.54) VS Phoenix Suns(2.56)

Nuggets injury April 9 Collin Gillespie is out for this season, while Suns doesn't have any injuries at all, this is game 2 for this game and the Denver Nuggets have 1 their 1st game it was a great spread for the Nuggets moving on with their 1st game so if they done it with the Suns I think they can also do it again in this game, so my pick is the Denver Nuggets,

The Lakers don't have much of a choice here, even the bench needed to step up their game so that they can keep up with the Warriors offensive tactics. Hopefully Darvin Ham will not do the same mistakes of Frank Vogel where they had the size advantage yet they prefer to adopt a small ball to keep up with the Warriors, as expected, that didn't work. Anyway, they learned a thing or two about that mistake.

Regarding on the games later, Boston Celtics is a heavy favorite because Joel Embiid of the 76ers remains doubtful if he can play with a sprain on his knee. I'll try to bet on that live but for now, here's mine.

Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets -4.5 .. Good luck!

3/3 again. Nice. These last few games had been good to me. And that was a wild profit for the Miami Heat ML. Loved it. Congratulations to all the winners.


Even without Embiid. Hmmm, that's interesting because I am also doubtful about betting for the Celtics.
I think I will just take the safe path and accept that +10.5 for the Philadelphia 76ers. Harden could go nuts and so do Tyrese Maxey. These two guys offensively could create havoc and then add Tobias Harris if he finds his rhythm on his perimeter shots.
Add: Over 211.5

But I am taking the Denver Nuggets over the Phoenix Suns, I know adjustments do happen but I cannot still see the Suns winning yet until this series goes back to their home and gain some confidence back. The momentum is still with the Nuggets, they are hot and it might keep on going until they leave Ball Arena. Denver Nuggets -4.5
Good luck everyone.

Now that the Warriors are staying for another shot at the finals here are my picks for tomorrow's game

Boston Celtics VS Philadelphia 76ers

The stake odds for this game are 1.21 for the Celtics and 4.60 for the 76ers, Right now Danilo Gallinari can not play for the Celtics while Joel Embiid is doubtful he's going to play for the 76ers, for me, the Celtics were well-known in their defensive type of play while the 76ers are on the offense but the Celtics now are so great with their offense aswell if you look at Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum those two are the key offense for the Celtics but this is game 1 so expect the unexpected, so for this game, my pick is the Celtics,



Denver Nuggets VS Phoenix Suns

The stake odds for this game are 1.54 for the Nuggets and 2.55 for the Suns, for this game Collin Gillespie is out for this season, while the Phoenix Suns don't have any injuries at the moment, for this game right now the Suns might have Kevin Durant but I really don't know if he can be trusted going to the Finals for me the Denver Nuggets is a big threat for the Golden State Warriors facing for the Finals, so my pick is the Denver Nuggets,

Nice parlay! At current odds of +1072, it's definitely attractive right now, especially since we've already seen some upsets in the playoffs. The 76ers could win one on the road, like the Hawks did in the first round against the Celtics.

For the Suns, Game 2 is very important since they don't have home court advantage. A win here would give them better confidence as they head back to their home court, where they will host the Nuggets in Game 3 and 4.

Good luck, @OgNasty

Good for you as Steph lead his Warriors to another road win in their series against the Kings.

I guess Randle is still the main guy for the Knicks, as we can see, his absence is really felt in game 1. They don't have inside presence, although Toppin try to be that guy that will replace Randle, it's not enough to get and they lose the homecourt advantage. Miami Heat is really looking dangerous again in this series.

Not sure about the Lakers going full game 7 series against the Warriors, prediction is 6 GSW all the way.

Well the Knicks VS Heat was close by 1 and watching the match it was really an enjoyable game to watch, again this is really an exciting game for me the Heat have taken the lead because of their determination to flip the tables on the Knicks but you can not count out the Knicks if they lose the 1st match so I think for the next game I am still going with the New York Knicks,

While the Warriors VS Kings game was already sealed by the Golden State Warriors winning the game with an excellent performance for Stephen Curry, he scored 50 points a remarkable feat in his career, and if you watch the highlight you can just see Stephen Curry while he shoots the ball, it was a highlight for Stephen Curry,


And you are right the Heat have put it down to the Knicks tonight, Jimmy Butler has shown great play but this time with the help of his other teams and a good spread to the Heat this time, we can not take out the New York Knicks so easy like that this is just game 1 and we can see it on the next game it the Heat can still keep it up or not,

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My picks for the game today

Sacramento Kings VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 100 - 120 - WIN

New York Knicks VS Miami Heat SCORE 101 - 108 - LOST

I can’t say that I think this bet will win, but given the odds I had to take the Philadelphia 76ers to beat the Boston Celtics tomorrow in a parlay with the Phoenix Suns beating the Denver Nuggets. Like I said, I don’t really think this will be a winning bet, but given the odds it seems liked the right bet to make. Even with Embiid out and the Suns struggles.

If this was regular season then betting against the Warriors on the road would have been a no brainer, but being the playoffs it's hard to bet against them. Lakers will not be easy and 7 games is very likely. Going to depend on if the Lakers bench can produce.

I got both games wrong. I bet on the Knicks even though I know that Julius Randle is questionable for that game. I guess the Knicks really need Randle to win against the Heat.

I also bet against the defending champion because they are on the road and the record shows they are very bad on the road. But I guess the heart of the champion is different at playoff time. Congrats to those who believe in the defending champions.

It will be a good series between GSW and the Lakers. It is just the second round but it is reminiscent of the consecutive seasons Lebron and Curry meet in the finals. I think this will be a long series and will go the full 7 games again. This time, GSW have the home advantage so I am betting on them to win this series.

This is what exactly happened today with the New York Knicks.
Julius Randle was sitting out and watching from the sidelines his team get beat by the Heat at home. It was really bad because they were leading by more than 12 in the first half at one point and then down to only 5 point lead by half time.
Then Miami turned on their playoff mode and it all collapsed for the Knicks.
They got smoked in the 3rd quarter and it just continued on from there.
To me Kyle Lowry is different in the post season since he was on the Raptors during their championship season, so he also has the experience with how the referee's call the games in the playoffs.
But it is only game 1 in the series, so it is not over yet and hopefully Randle can return in time before the next games are played this coming week.

Now it is Golden State's turn to see if they can win this and it is looking that way late into their 3rd quarter with a 12 point lead of their own.
Fox is already with 4 fouls so he left the quarter already.
It is looking like last year champions are wanting to retain their title with this performance they are putting on in this game 7.

Me either. Stephen Curry already passed a long standing record with his first three pointers during the match.
Playoff Warriors once engaged are nearly impossible to count them out.

Think the rest of the series leans in on can julius randle play effectively with his ankle issue and now that Jimmy rolled his ankle.  Can he play as effective.  If both can't I give the advantage to the Knicks.  Jimmy is that team.  Either way it's gonna be a good series.

As far as today's game I got the Champs and the moneyline.  I can't bet against steph even though the odds are stacked against them. 

Knicks is good and all but I believe that Heat will win again if Jimmy Butler ends up playing as well as he has so far. This is why I believe that we could see anything happen. Overall, Knicks is a better team for sure, I mean when you look at 5 positions, I would give 4 of them to Knicks, aside from Jimmy Butler who has played differently during this playoff period. After all it is going to be a tough one without a doubt.

The early games are a bit different as well, it is not the same thing at all, the regular times for them is a lot better for them. All in all I think the best thing to do for today is to stay away, we can see the games of each series and then we can make a decision based on that, doesn't make sense to take risks and put the first games as bets, just lets see how it will be.