Miami Heat is looking much better since Jimmy Butler came back, and they are now after their fourth win in a row. The Houston Rockets, on the other hand, aren’t in the same position, and after an excellent stretch, they’ve fallen into a minor crisis. Though we need to say, that the team from Texas had a nasty schedule. As for the Heat, they are about to face the same with seven straight road-matches.
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Preview
Miami Heat (10-14, TBA) comes to Toyota Center after three straight wins, and a boost of morale following back to back wins over the nasty New York Knicks. What is especially important for Erik Spoelstra is that his crew managed to beat the Knicks in dramatic endings, which lifts the team’s spirit.
The latest win, 98-96, saw Jimmy Butler dominating the floor with 26 points, 10 assists, and eight boards. Jimmy B was terrific on both ends of the floor, and we can say that this team with and without him is not the same at all.
Kelly Olynik had 20 points, and six hits from downtown in eight shots, while Bam Adebayo added 19 buckets, shooting the free-throws 13-for-16. The Heat will have extremely tough rivals on this tour, including the Lakers, Clippers, Jazz, Warriors, and the Kings.
Houston Rockets (11-13, TBA) are in trouble due to injuries. Two of their top players, Christian Wood, who is the top scorer of the crew following James Harden’s departure with 22 points, plus adding 10.2 boards per game. The next scorer, Victor Oladipo, is also problematic. He, too, has some health issues.
John Wall needs to step up now and move the Rockets. The former No.1 pick who arrived from Washington during the summer, records 19.2 points per game with 6 assists, and we are pretty sure that he can to much better than that. Wall will need some more time to regain his previous form and create chemistry with the new teammates, but in some month or two, he should be that lethal player from two years ago.
Houston, too can be much better. They won six in seven matches before these three consecutive losses. The latest event was a blowout defeat against the New Orleans Pelicans, 130-101. Wall had 25 points in this event, and Eric Gordon 23, but without some notable help from the others. DeMarcus Cousins delivered just 7 points.
Head to Head
Believe it or not, when looking at the overall series between these two sides, the score is even with 33 wins apiece. Both teams used the home-court advantage the previous year, posting a win. Rockets in Houston 117-108 and the Heat in Miami, 129-100.
Prediction
It will be a risky suggestion, but we are most definitely for going with Miami’s win in this match. Without Oladipo and especially Wood, who would provide some balance in scoring between the frontcourt and the backcourt, the Rockets have nothing to hope for, in our humble opinion. They will have to concentrate on Wall and Gordon, and against the Heat, who have a much more diverse attack, that simply won’t work.
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The SacramentoKings are looking perfect these days, and it is no wonder that they surpassed the .500 mark. Meanwhile, the 76ers have solid results as well, suffering just two defeats in the past 10 matches, which puts them atop the Eastern Conference. This even really promises to be fun due to its dynamic and talent on both ends of the court. Sacramento is looking ready to reach the playoffs, while the 76ers are, for the first time, appearing as a team that might attack the title. They’re strong, decisive, and above all consistent, which wasn’t the case before.
Preview
Philadelphia 76ers (17-7, -185) are favorites, solid favorites in this matchup. They defeated Brooklyn on Saturday night, but we need to say that the guests played without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, which is why hosts routinely won that clash, 124-108.
As usual, Joel Embiid was in the middle of the attention, with the Process dropping 33 points, while shooting 10-for-21 and having 9 boards with three steals. Ben Simmons was all around with 16 buckets, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Tobias Harris scored 21 points.
Shake Milton continues his pursuit of the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, as he currently posts, 14.1 points, with 3 assists, and 45.2% percent of shooting from the floor. Embid’s numbers make him a frontrunner for the MVP award – 29.3 points, 10.7 boards, with 55.3% shooting. Pretty impressive, you need to admit.
The 76ers have a nicely balanced offense, which runs the floor when needed, but also has static, iso matchups, on occasions when the rivals aren’t expecting the same. It is needless to say that Embiid’s dominance in this area provides a massive edge to Doc Rivers’ team.
Sacramento Kings (12-11, +165) have one defeat in eight matches, and that was vs. Heat on the road, 105-104. After that match, Luke Walton’s side posted four straight wins, three against top teams in the league, Celtics, Nuggets, and the Clippers, in four days span.
De’Aaron Fox was harassing the Clips, with 36 points, and 7 assists, shooting 15-for-25 from the floor. Buddy Hield finally woke up scoring 22 points, while Harrison Barnes had just 4 points, but rebounded 12 times, contributing in other aspects of the game.
He became much better this season, recording 17.1 points and 6.5 boards with a superb shooting from downtown, 41.7%, and 49.6% overall. The match against LAC was the first one, following three straight in which he had at least 24 points.
Kings are a young and potent side whose offensive talent is incredible. Fox runs the floor with the intensity rarely seen in the NBA, and over the past months, he became an excellent one-on-one player in positional attack. Now that opened a lot of possibilities for the Kings, and the results immediately improved.
Head to Head
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Philly won the past four games. The two from the previous year were 125-108 in Sacramento and 97-91 at Wells Fargo Center.
Prediction
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With the line set for points at 230.5, we won’t be looking for other options. Two young and ferocious attacks will undoubtedly eclipse that number, and that would be our pick for tonight’s event – Over 230.5. The odds are -110.
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