The Orlando Magic have drawn first blood, beating Detroit on the Pistons home floor and keeping their total score sixteen points below their season average. This now becomes a must win game for Detroit.
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Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons (9:10am)
The number one seed Pistons got smacked in the mouth in game one and if Orlando come with the same intensity they could do it again. This definitely didn’t look like the top seed versus the play in team.
Ausar earns playing time for his defence, but with Detroit struggling to score, he needs to contribute more if he doesn’t want to sit on the bench. There is a chance this is too late and the adjustment will be shooters in for Ausar, likely Huerter. But if Coach Bickerstaff doesn’t overreact then this is a good spot.
Thompson had 8RA in game one, with 15 rebound chances and 5 potential assists. He has cleared this line against the Magic all season, averaging 11.4 RA against them.
Phoenix Suns @ OKC Thunder (11:40am)
He played twenty minutes in game one, but it’s hard to process any of the role players game time, due to this game not being close pretty much from quarter time onward.
The Thunder piled on the points ruthlessly, winning every quarter and enjoying the luxury of keeping the starting unit’s minutes right down. I expect Joe’s role to remain throughout the playoffs, he is a quick injection of offence off the bench and a handy defender to give SGA his rest.
A blowout result would see the starters coasting again, but I actually expect the Thunder to go deep earlier and utilise their depth. The gap between these two teams is obvious but OKC can use this series to get playoff minutes into role players.




























