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Today's Top Plays
Cade Cunningham Over 4.5 Assists
I'm not a vengeful person but man we really got unlucky with this play on Sunday as Cunningham had four assists in the third quarter and then got himself ejected from the game so I am taking this oppurtunity to once again hammer this 4.5 assists prop for today. Cade has hit the over 4.5 assists in 8 of his last 10 games and it really should have been 9 of 10 given his ejection on Sunday. He even had six assists in the first meeting between these two teams.
Kevon Looney Over 7.5 Rebounds
This past Sunday wasn't a fun one, not only did we get the Cade Cunningham ejection but we also played Deandre Ayton OVER rebounds against the Pistons and he left with an injury six minutes into the game. Detroit allows the most opponent rebounds per game over the last three games and on the season they are allowing the third most rebounds per game to their opponent in the NBA. With Draymond Green out of the lineup we are seeing more run from Looney and over the last two games he has pulled down double-digit rebound totals. He has hit the over on this 7.5 in three of the last five games here as well. This is a matchup we should look to take advantage of.
D'Angelo Russell OVER 6.5 Assists
Coming into this season I don't think we often looked at Russell and thought “distributor” but he is really on quite a nice run of dishing out dimes. Over the last eight games he has finished with at least 10 assists in six of those contests and over the last five games he has done it in four of them which is why I see this 6.5 assists prop and had to jump on it for tonight's matchup against the Knicks. This is a great matchup for Russell with the Knicks backcourt defense rather suspect and the struggles they have defending centers as well. You could probably pair this play with Karl-Anthony Towns and his point prop for today as well.
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Player News
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the Timberwolves have denied the Knicks’ request to speak with Chris Finch regarding their head coaching vacancy.
While Finch, Houston’s Ime Udoka and Dallas’s Jason Kidd have all been mentioned as people of interest regarding the Knicks’ head coaching vacancy, all are expected to stay put in their current roles. Tuesday night, Charania reported that formal requests to speak with Finch and Udoka were denied by their respective franchises. As for Kidd, The Athletic reported that Dallas expects him to stay, with the head coach possibly looking for a contract extension with the Mavericks.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the Rockets denied the Knicks’ request to speak with Ime Udoka regarding their head coaching opening.
Since firing Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks have reportedly been interested in speaking with three sitting head coaches regarding their opening: Udoka, Minnesota’s Chris Finch and Dallas’s Jason Kidd. While New York reportedly has not formally requested permission to speak with Kidd, they did take that step with Udoka and Finch. According to Charania, Houston and Minnesota denied those requests. In Udoka’s case, he isn’t believed to have much interest in leaving the Rockets, who earned the two-seed in the West this season and have a young, developing roster to work with.
According to The Athletic, the expectation is that Jason Kidd will stay in Dallas despite interest from the Knicks regarding their head coaching vacancy.
While Kidd has been connected with the Knicks’ head coaching vacancy, there has yet to be a request for permission to speak with him. And, based on recent reports, the Mavericks do not appear to be worried about possibly losing their coach this summer. According to The Athletic, the belief is that Kidd is looking to parlay the Knicks’ interest into a contract extension with the Mavericks. Given his connection to Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, and Dallas having the first overall pick in this month’s draft, Kidd staying in his current role would not be surprising.
Zach Edey (ankle) will be re-evaluated in four months after undergoing surgery on Tuesday.
Edey reinjured the left ankle that he sprained during the regular season, resulting in the center undergoing surgery to stabilize the area. The Grizzlies announced on Tuesday that the procedure was successful, and he will be re-evaluated in four months. With Edey not expected to be ready for the start of the 2025-26 season, Memphis can either slide Brandon Clarke into the starting lineup or move Jaren Jackson Jr. to the five as part of a smaller quintet. Edey’s surgery may also impact Memphis’s approach to Santi Aldama, who will be a restricted free agent next month.
Jarace Walker (ankle) is out for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said ahead of Sunday’s Game 2 that Walker was “not close” to returning, so Tuesday’s update is unsurprising. Obi Toppin has been Pascal Siakam’s primary backup throughout the season, but was ineffective in 19 minutes in Indiana’s Game 2 defeat. He’ll hold onto the role, also seeing a little time at the center position when the Pacers decide to go small.
Tyrese Haliburton said he’ll be “ready to go for Game 3" of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.
Haliburton was seen limping after Game 2, but he downplayed the severity of it. “I’m fine,” Haliburton said. “Really just a lower leg thing. I’ll leave it at that. I feel fine, and I’ll be ready to go for Game 3.” After being the hero in Game 1, Haliburton was solid in Game 2, but it wasn’t enough for the Pacers to steal Game 2 on the road. Still, the series is tied 1-1, and the Pacers have homecourt advantage for the rest of the series. We’ll see if Haliburton has more magic up his sleeve on Wednesday.