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In what has surprisingly turned into one of the closes series this post season, we will get to see another game in the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks saga. Trae Young pulled the Hawks within a game with some Game 5 heroics and will now get the chance to defend his home court. You can see it all live on TNT tonight.
Check out our full game preview for Celtics vs Hawks. But for now check out my favourite first basket scorer prop below.
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Celtics vs Hawks first basket best bet: Trae Young (+600)
While this series has been evenly balanced through 5 games, it has not been the case in all areas. The Atlanta Hawks have dominated the opening tip, gaining the first possession in the game in 4 of the 5 contests. With Clint Capela jumping against Al Horford once again tonight, it is hard to envision a different result. The Hawks have used this advantage to also take a 4-1 lead in first baskets scored in the series. Trae Young and De’Andre Hunter have made 2 each. It would not be surprising to see one of the pair step up once again tonight, and my pick to do just that is Trae Young.
The Hawks superstar has been in sensational form. In each of his last 3 games he has scored 32 or more points. He has also shot above 38% from beyond the arc in each of his last 2 games. Considering he made a 3-pointer to open the scoring in Game 5, carrying that type of form into this game should be useful. He will have Dejounte Murray back which should help keep the Celtics more honest defensively. The Celtics are 12th this postseason in opponent 3-point percentage and could have issues stopping Young from knocking down another triple here.
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