T.M. Selection: Dallas Mavericks.

I like the Dallas Mavericks to cover the spread against the Golden State Warriors in this game on Sunday. The Mavericks are down 2-0 in the series but they could've easily had this series tied up in game 2 and I think they are going to bounce back in this game. They looked really good for a majority of that 2nd game with the Warriors, leading by 20+ points early in that game but it started to fall apart for them in the 2nd half. The Mavs still came out with a really strong effort in that game and I think they will do the same here. I also think they will be able to hang on to any lead they get here on their home court and I expect them to get the win making this series 2-1. The Warriors have won 3 games in a row now but all of those have been on their home court and the last time they played a road game in this postseason was a loss to the Grizzlies in Memphis. Even the Warriors have struggled in their road games in this postseason and every loss they have suffered so far came in road games. The Mavericks did a good job of shutting down the Warriors in the 1st half on their own floor but I expect the Mavericks to do that again and keep it up this time while feeding off the energy from the crowd. I think Luka and Brunson are both going to have another big game to lead the team to a win here and I expect them both to have a better 2nd half too. I like the Mavericks to cover the spread in this game and get 1 back in the series here.

T.M. Prediction: 114-107 Mavericks.