Heat vs Nuggets Game 5 spread and Over/Under analysis Affiliate Disclosure: Covers may receive advertising commissions for visits to a sportsbook or betting site. Despite posting a goose egg in Game 4, Strus’ player models are still calling for two or more 3-point makes on Monday. Given this bigger spread, the Heat will be chucking it. However, if Miami is going to avoid elimination, it will need triples - and lots of them. Strus is catching a lot of shit after going just 1-for-7 on 3-point attempts the past two games. He’ll snatch at least seven boards again Monday. I don’t see him being that active in the offense in Game 5, but his size and athleticism make him a constant force on the glass. Gordon was an offensive monster last time out and still topped his rebound total of 6.5 boards (finished with seven) despite shooting the ball 15 times. His teammates have faith in him and should Denver start to run away, Malone could run some “feel good” sets for his struggling shooter. The MPJ scoring market has soured on the Nuggets’ lanky forward, but projections call for more than enough to clear a number that has dropped as much as six points from its highs earlier in the finals. So help me God, if I lose another Porter Jr. Some forecasts are calling for closer to 17 points while my number sits at a cautiously optimistic 14.6. While MPJ’s player modeling isn’t what it was heading into the finals, he’s still projected for at least 13 points for Monday’s Game 5 back in Denver. The Missouri product followed suit with 11 points on 4-for-10 shooting, scoring most of those on cuts inside and finishing at the rim along with getting to the stripe for 3 of 4 foul shots Friday. to be aggressive and shoot the ball with confidence.

just yet.Īhead of Game 4, Malone told the media that he’s instructed Porter Jr. However, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone is not giving up on Porter Jr. His horrific play in the finals has the Denver faithful calling for a lineup change, and rightfully so. He’s shooting just 29% for the series, including a frozen 3-for-22 count on triples that makes my sensitive teeth hurt just writing it. Porter Jr.’s piss-poor efforts have salted the earth when it comes to NBA Finals prop betting, with his scoring total for Game 5 down to 10.5 points (Over -120). This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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