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Game 5 was a heartbreaker for the Milwaukee Bucks as they let a 17-point lead slip away and are now facing elimination as they host the Brooklyn Nets.
Game 6 tips-off at 8.30pm ET on ESPN and we have another same game parlay coming your way to add even more excitement to this huge matchup!
Brooklyn Nets Under 107.5 Points (-115)
Joe Harris Under 12.5 Points (-116)
Kevin Durant Over 3.5 Made Threes (+126)
Blake Griffin Over 10.5 Points (-126)
Parlay odds: +1392
Brooklyn Nets Under 107.5 Points (-115)
With the current injury situation to their roster, I think the Nets could struggle scoring in Game 6. In the previous game, they did manage to put up 114 points without Kyrie Irving and with a limping James Harden, but that’s only because Kevin Durant had a historic performance with 49 points and Jeff Green had a throwback game with seven threes and 27 points. KD played all 48 minutes in that game, Harden played 46 so there are valid questions about possible fatigue heading into Thursday’s affair. In the two games played in Milwaukee this series the Nets scored 83 and 96 points, while shooting just 36 and 43 percent in those two games.
Be sure to check out our full game preview for Game 6 of Brooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Joe Harris Under 12.5 Points (-116)
Harris has been ice-cold in the last three games of this series. After scoring 19 and 13 points in the two opening games, he has scored a total of 16 points in the next three games. In the two games played in Milwaukee, he shot 1-for-11 and 3-for-8 from the field and followed that up with a 2-for-11 effort in Game 5. His three-point percentage for the series is currently at 33 percent, over his last three games it’s at a very low 20 percent. Playing on the road won’t do him any favors so I don’t expect to see much from him tonight.
Kevin Durant Over 3.5 Made Threes (+126)
KD stepped up and had quite possibly the best game of his postseason career so far in Game 5. But now, with this being an elimination game he needs to put in the work yet again. It’s only been two years since his Achilles injury, but that didn’t stop him from playing the entire game on Tuesday. I think his approach will change a bit in tonight’s game and he settles for a few more threes instead of driving it to the hole as he has already been banged up a couple of times in this series. He attempted eight threes in both meetings so far in Milwaukee, with Kyrie being out I wouldn’t be surprised if he shot the ball 30 times tonight. If the Nets want to advance tonight Durant will have to leave it all out there on the floor.
Blake Griffin Over 10.5 Points (-126)
Along with Jeff Green, Griffin was one of the main reasons the Nets were able to pull off the comeback in Game 5. He had 17 points and shot 63 percent from the field, including 50 percent from distance. With Durant playing the entire game and Harden playing 46 mins on Tuesday, I think Griffin’s role on offense might expand even further as others will have to compensate for possible fatigue of their two best players.
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