Washington At Atlanta NBA Playoffs Game 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia TV: TNT NBA Odds: Atlanta -6.5 Over/Under: 198.5 Analysis: Fifth-seeded Washington (51-36 SU, 38-46-3 ATS) jumped al over Atlanta (64-25 SU, 52-35-2 ATS) on Monday night en route to a convincing 104-98 win as a 5.5-point road underdog in Game 1. The Wizards got a game-high 28 points from shooting guard Bradley Beal and 18 points and 13 assists from point guard John Wall. Veteran forward Paul Pierce commented on his team’s Game 1 win afterward.
5 adjustments for us going into Game 2 tonight: http://t.co/uCM9XMTlcz (via @AnaheimAmigos) #TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/Wr9iEAeseK
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) May 5, 2015
Unfortunately, Paul Millsap shot a dismal 6-of-17 from the field while center Al Horford shot an equally-discouraging 7-of-19 from the field.
Prediction: I’ll get right to the point by saying that I like the streaking Washington Wizards to cover the spread in another nail-biter tonight, though I also expect a much better performance out of the Atlanta Hawks as well.
The bottom line for me is that this version of the Wizards is the one I expected to see for the majority of the regular season. While Washington largely underperformed in my estimation, I think they’re definitely on the right track now.
Washington has talent at every position on the floor and clearly have adopted a new, braver, mentality that admittedly been bestowed upon them by championship-winning forward Paul Pierce.
