The NBA playoffs are always wild, wacky and filled with knife-thick drama. With players putting everything on the line in an attempt to bask in championship glory, naturally, the pressure-packed games are tremendously fun to wager on. As a result, the sportsbooks offer many creative ways to enhance the action. What is Brad’s SGP play in Timberwolves-Mavericks Game 3? Check out his lean below.
The pick — SGP: Luka Doncic 30+ points, Kyrie Irving 20+ points (+145, BetMGM)
- BetMGM offer: $1500 in Bonus Bets paid back
Batman and Robin. Wayne and Garth. Hall and Oates. Luka and Kyrie.
Go ahead and induct the Dallas duo into the All-Time Tandem Hall of Fame — right (expletive) now!
Luka agrees with the emphatic language. Or did he simply issue a cordial but enthusiastic quip in Slovenian to Rudy Gobert?
With the Mavericks up 2-0 in the Western Conference finals after heart-stopping road triumphs in Minneapolis, the duet has earned its rightful spot.
With the series returning to American Airlines Center in Big D, Luka and Kyrie are gunning to land a knockout blow Sunday. The 1-2 punch scored a combined 115 points in Games 1 and 2 against a Minnesota defense that entered the playoffs with the NBA’s best defensive rating. Currently, the tailspinning Timberwolves are No. 4 in defensive efficiency in the postseason, surrendering a modest 1.086 points per possession.
Wolves head coach Chris Finch doesn’t have a soul on the roster — Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns or anyone else — who can contain “The Don.” Discreetly firing a horse tranquilizer into Doncic’s left cheek is probably the only way to slow him down. And even that very illegal tactic may only work temporarily.
There’s roughly a 0.10% chance Dallas’ prodigious pair cools at home. Both Doncic and Irving have reached the needed threshold in back-to-back games against Minnesota and 16 total times during Dallas’ playoff run.
Commission the bronze statues, Mark Cuban. Your unstoppable twosome is close to reaching legendary status.
NBA postseason record: 10-23, -11.73 units