123-101, +50.09 units
Bulls 1H Under 43.5 to win 2
Thibs will try his hardest to hammer home a slow game plan to minimize possessions against a much more talented team. Miami will hammer home defending hard while their offense takes time to gain rythm after the layoff. Bulls legs will be tired after Game 7 which means flat jumpers and lack of battle for offensive boards. This adds up to an ugly half where the bulls should struggle to break 40.
GS 1H Under 48 to win 2.
Spurs will also try to slow the game down since GS's small ball needs a faster pace, especially with how the Spurs have gone back to a defense first, grind out style over the past few weeks. Duncan will box out Bogut unlike Denver which minimizes extra possessions, pop will have kawhi and green checking curry which means he can't just confidently shoot over them without adjusting his jumper, and they'll bump guys harder on pick and rolls instead of allowing free releases off of soft hedges. Spurs also don't foul or allow corner 3's. It's gonna take a lot of made Landry jumpers and tough contested shots at the end of the shot clock from curry for gs to put up 49 early. Also a bit of a hangover for gs, layoff after the emotional home win might have them groggy in the early going tonight.
Bulls 1H Under 43.5 to win 2
Thibs will try his hardest to hammer home a slow game plan to minimize possessions against a much more talented team. Miami will hammer home defending hard while their offense takes time to gain rythm after the layoff. Bulls legs will be tired after Game 7 which means flat jumpers and lack of battle for offensive boards. This adds up to an ugly half where the bulls should struggle to break 40.
GS 1H Under 48 to win 2.
Spurs will also try to slow the game down since GS's small ball needs a faster pace, especially with how the Spurs have gone back to a defense first, grind out style over the past few weeks. Duncan will box out Bogut unlike Denver which minimizes extra possessions, pop will have kawhi and green checking curry which means he can't just confidently shoot over them without adjusting his jumper, and they'll bump guys harder on pick and rolls instead of allowing free releases off of soft hedges. Spurs also don't foul or allow corner 3's. It's gonna take a lot of made Landry jumpers and tough contested shots at the end of the shot clock from curry for gs to put up 49 early. Also a bit of a hangover for gs, layoff after the emotional home win might have them groggy in the early going tonight.
