NBA action continues Monday night as a few teams are starting to separate themselves as real contenders in their respective conferences.
Atlanta is coming off a huge double OT win over Philly and will need their second-year wing Zaccharie Risacher to hit a handful of threes tonight, while Norman Powell hosts a familiar foe in the struggling Clippers.
With Atlanta coming off an extreme battle against Philadelphia that resulted in a double OT victory, their stars might lose some steam towards the end of this game.
With Jalen Johnson serving as a key playmaker for this Hawks team, Risacher’s 3PA numbers have risen, averaging 5.1 attempts in the month of November.
He’s heating up as of late, too, with 7 made threes in the last three outings for the 13-8 Hawks, who against Detroit will need his contributions from beyond the arc.
It is a reunion game for Norm Powell against a Clippers team that had one of the worst Novembers in franchise history. Powell didn’t get the money in LA and has something to prove on a Miami offense that is clicking on all cylinders.
After a tough, high-scoring loss to Detroit this weekend, I am taking Powell and Miami to run all over the Clippers at home. After dropping 21 points in 29 minutes during their first outing in LA, Powell’s red-hot November should bleed into December against a familiar foe.
Gillespie has been a revelation for Phoenix, hitting this prop in seven straight games, only to lose steam last game against Denver, where he completely cooled off in the second half.
With Phoenix traveling to play the Lakers tonight, I’m taking Collin to have a deep impact against the poor guard rotation that the Lakers have to offer. Gillespie performs better on the road, averaging 13.7 PPG and 5.7 APG in 9 outings.