NBA Pick #1: 501 Golden State Warriors @ 502 Houston Rockets
Rating: 4 units - Regular Play
Pick: Over 224 (Play up to 226)
Odds: -107 / 1.93 on Pinnacle Sports OR -110 / 1.91 on BetOnline
Golden State had a formidable offensive game in Game 1 and they showed that when they play small ball their ball movement and shotmaking are incredible. The biggest difference for Game 2 will come from Houston's offense. They did ok in Game 1, but they were too predictable and even slow to find the right matchup from a switch. This was why the Warriors averaged 13.6 seconds per possession, while Houston averaged 15 seconds.
With that, Houston only score 3 fast break points and coach D'Antoni gave us some clues about tonight's game:
“We’ve got to get into transition,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said. “We've got to get Trevor and those guys shots. We've got to get the ball moved up a little bit quicker, and we can do that. We control that.”
I expect a faster game tonight and with Houston performing better on offense and so, I'll be taking the Over in here.