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2019 NBA Playoffs – Round 2
(0-1) Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors (1-0)
Game 2
Date: Tuesday April 30
Time: 3:30PM EST
Venue: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
NBA Moneyline Odds: Houston +200 / Golden State -240
NBA Betting Odds: Warriors -5.5
NBA Betting Total: 218
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Houston Rockets
The Rockets didn’t have any late leads (they led 57–53 early in the third quarter) but also never went away in what was an eventual 104–100 Golden State win in Game 1.
The two teams played slower with more emphasis on defense, which is what we were looking for with after taking the under 225. James Harden and Kevin Durant each led their team with thirty-five points. Eric Gordon hit for twenty-seven for Houston.
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But Chris Paul was T’ed up twice and subsequently ejected with almost no time left on the clock. Those two technical free throws, plus a third when Head Coach Mike D’Antoni got a technical in defense of Paul the first time, made a difference down the stretch. Draymond Green got a technical for Golden State.
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Harden certainly looks fresher for Houston, which could be the difference in a series that was determined by the slimmest of margins a year ago. The Rockets should be, and probably won’t be, discouraged by the Game 1 loss. If they can steal Game 2, the futures market will just about make this one a pick, I would think.
Golden State Warriors
A big part of that is the health of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, who both played but didn’t play as well as they are capable of on hobbled ankles.
The good news for the Warriors is that they can rest on Monday, get more treatment, and hopefully be better for Game 2, not 100 percent, but better than they were in Game 1. Golden State needs both of their scoring, obviously (Curry hit the biggest shot of the game when he crossed up Nene and stuck a three with :30 seconds left), but Thompson’s defense on Harden is paramount, too. Curry is only more of a target for Houston on his own gimpy ankle.
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But for now, the offense clearly runs through Durant, who is the best player in the game, as far as right here and now is concerned. No matter what you think about LeBron James, he’s at home, which means Durant is the best player left playing.
We’ve gotten so used to his greatness that people still overlook him but he can do everything on offense and locks up whomever he’s in charge of defending.
Draymond Green got that T I mentioned, so he’s got to watch it going forward. He played well with fourteen points, nine rebounds, and nine assists in forty minutes.
NBA Betting Trends:
- HOU are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
- Under is 19-6-1 in HOU last 26 overall.
- Under is 7-3 in HOU last 10 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Under is 6-2 in GS last 8 vs. NBA Southwest.
- Under is 11-4 in GS last 15 home games.
- GS are 8-21-1 ATS in their last 30 Tue. games.
Free Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors NBA Prediction: over.
Big drop in the number so I’m going to come back and play the other side in this one.
4* Free NBA Playoff Betting Pick: Over 218.
These two offenses are still capable of 130 each. This total under 220 feels too low.
NBA Free Game 2 Score Prediction: Houston 116 – Golden State 111
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