T.M. Selection: Brooklyn Nets.

I like the Brooklyn Nets to cover the spread against the Boston Celtics in this game on Wednesday. The Celtics took the 1st game of this series but they only won that 1st game by 1 point and that game literally came down to the final play to decide a winner. This is going to be a close and physical series and I think the Nets can bounce back in this game. The Nets have looked good in their games lately, they still needed to win games to the very end of the regular season and they ended winning 5 games in a row before losing that 1st game in the series. Kyrie Irving had a really good game and I expect him to do the same in this game but Kevin Durant was really being covered by a lot of double and sometimes even triple teams but I expect him to have something to counter that in this game and I see him getting more involved in their offense in this game. Durant has also been really good with his defensive effort since the playoffs have started and I think he will try to match the defensive intensity of the Celtics here. Even Irving seems to be playing a lot better the more the fans get on his case and if he continues to play like that here with that same chip on his shoulder, the Nets are going to be very tough to stop even when the Celtics are at home. The Celtics have also looked really good lately and they were really hot going into the playoffs but the 1st game was already a really close game that the Nets almost won and really should have won with the chances they had to seal that game late. Still, they only lost by 1 point and if they lose again here it will probably be the same really close game but I think the Nets can bounce back and get a win here to even the series. I like the Nets to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 117-115 Nets.