The Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Barclays Center.
Atlanta At Brooklyn
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 25, 2015
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
TV: 3 p.m. ET, TNT, SportSouth (Atlanta), YES (Brooklyn)
PREDICTION: Hawks 102, Nets 93
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Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game’s total is sitting at 200½.
The Nets were a 96-91 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Hawks. They covered the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (187) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Atlanta forward Paul Millsap went 2-of-11 from the field while playing with a bulky shoulder brace in Game 1. The All-Star ditched the brace for Game 2 and ended up going 4-of-4 from 3-point range and 7-of-11 from the floor en route to a team-high 19 points. “Definitely more range and definitely more mobility,” Millsap told reporters. “When you can’t pick your arms up above your ears, your shoulders up above your ears, it’s kind of tough. So I was able to do that (in Game 2), and more than likely I’ll go without it again the next game.”
Atlanta:
Team record: 62-22 SU,49-34-1 ATS
Atlanta is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games
Atlanta is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Williams, who drew criticism from former teammate Paul Pierce questioning his desire on the eve of the playoffs, is 6-of-18 from the field in the first two games of the series. “He was defending,” Brooklyn coach Lionel Hollins told reporters of Williams. “He made some hustle plays. Shooting comes and goes. People can criticize all they want, but if you are not in the game performing and doing it and going through the battle, you can’t say anything.” Backup point guard Jarrett Jack led the team with 23 points in Game 2.
Team record: 38-46 SU,41-41-2 ATS
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn’s last 6 games
Brooklyn is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
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