Kyle's Stuff Saturday 5/10

Kyle Kirms
May 9
2 min read

Two NBA games on Saturday.

CELTICS @ KNICKS GAME 3

Well we all know it's only a matter of time before Boston's 3's start falling. There's no way that one of the best outside shooting offenses we've ever seen is gonna be held to 25% from deep the entire series.

Remember though... the Knicks defense is not a joke when Mitchell Robinson is on the floor. I've talked about this several times now. So yes, we expect the Celtics to shoot better... but I wouldn't be surprised if the Celtics offense struggles throughout this whole series.

I also think there's a couple areas the Knicks can improve back at home... I know most of the regression is on Boston's side... but the Celtics and Knicks are pretty even when it comes to rebounding and we've seen Boston win the battle on the boards pretty comfortable both games. I wouldn't be surprised if this swings the Knicks way in game 3.

I got the Knicks at +5.5... I also think the total is a bit too low. I'd lean over 205.5.

TIMBERWOLVES @ WARRIORS GAME 3

Tough one to price out without Steph Curry... but I think the spot I expect to see the biggest swing is the MInnesota offense. They shot the lights out in game 2... Golden State is an elite defensive team and losing Steph Curry should not have any effect on that. In fact, you could argue that they probably should be an even better defensive team without Steph. So this is where I expect to see the biggest change in game 3.