T.M. Selection: Atlanta Hawks.

I like the Atlanta Hawks to cover the spread against the Miami Heat in this game on Tuesday. The Hawks haven't looked that great in this series only taking the 1 game and now they are on the brink of elimination but I think they won't go down without a fight and I expect them to keep this a close game even if they lose in the end. The Heat were missing Lowry in the previous game and they still walked all over the Hawks in that game. Trae Young barely had any offensive contribution with only 9 points in that game but I think he will play a lot better here and I expect the players around him to follow suit. The Hawks live off the 3 pointer in their games and they haven't been shooting terribly in their games lately, their shooting has actually been really good especially from the arc. The Heat have been playing a good game on defense to shut down the Hawks in this series but their strategy will only work for so long until the Hawks start to counter it and I think they will have a much better game plan here. I think the Heat are going to start to feel the absence of Lowry in this game and I expect the Hawks to get more open for shots in this game since their shooting has been really good in these games. I think the Hawks are finally going to breakout on offense in this game and I'm expecting a big performance from Young and company here. I don't see the Hawks exiting the playoffs so easily in a blowout loss here. I like the Hawks to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 118-114 Heat.