T.M. Selection: Golden State Warriors.

I like the Golden State Warriors to cover the spread against the Boston Celtics in this game on Wednesday. The Warriors evened up the series at 1 in the previous game and they looked a lot better in that game after losing the 1st game. They still looked great in game 1 but they let it go in the 4th quarter and that 1 bad quarter buried them but they bounced back in game 2 and I expect to see that Warriors team again here. This was a much more dominant effort by the Warriors here, taking an early lead in the 2nd game but this time they extended it in the 3rd quarter and held on in the 4th to win the game big by 20 points. Now they see themselves as a dog here in this road game and I think they have a chance to even win this game straight up let alone cover the spread here. Tatum was not a big factor in the 1st game and the Celtics still won that game but he had a much bigger presence in the 2nd game and his team went on to lose that game. The Warriors looked great on defense though in game 2 and managed to take everyone else out of the equation in that game. I think they are going to play with that same defensive effort here knowing they need to win a road game and flip the series back in their favor now. The Celtics haven't really looked great in these games so far, they played 1 great quarter in game 1 to win that game but other than that, they have been trailing in these games for a large majority of them. The Warriors have also proven that they can win road games in this postseason while the Celtics have looked good in some of their home games but have somehow been a better team in road games this postseason. I think the Warriors are going to come with their best effort here and take the series lead here. I like the Warriors to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 109-101 Warriors.