T.M. Selection: Golden State Warriors.

I like the Golden State Warriors to cover the spread against the Boston Celtics in this game on Friday. The Warriors are losing in this series 2-1 but I think they are going to bounce back here and take a road game back in this series. They didn't look good at all in the 1st half of their previous game and they really lost the game in that half. They made a big comeback in the 3rd quarter, erasing a 10+ point deficit to even take the lead, but once the Celtics got going again in the 4th quarter there was no keeping up for the Warriors. The last thing they want to do now is go back home down 3-1 in the series on the brink of elimination knowing they still need a road win in this series to win the Championship. I expect them to give their best effort in this game to ensure that doesn't happen again and after that 1st quarter in their previous game, I'm expecting them to be a lot better early in this game since their play in that quarter was such a setback for them in the previous game. The Warriors still looked good in half of that game and I expect them to have a better offensive effort here. They didn't produce a lot offense in the previous game since they were missing shots early but I expect them to play with more defensive intensity and make more of those shots early in this game. I can't see the Warriors going down 3-1 in the series here with the players they have on that team and I expect the experience of the warriors to really kick in this game and take control from the start. I'm expecting a very dominant performance from the Warriors in this game and I think they can even win this game to even up the series. I like the Warriors to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 112-102 Warriors.