My gut tell me this game with the Raptors will be tightly contested down to the wire...
Who do you really trust with the ball in that situation? DeRozan with one of the silkiest mid-range jumpers in the game, or Siakam who at times looks like he started playing ball last week? LaVine whose all around offensive game is as lethal as anyone in the league, or VanVleet who's a mouse in the house and will probably be tuckered out late from being hounded by Pat Bev all game?
The Raptors are a solid defensive unit with lots of bigs to trot out, but the Bulls matchup well here and have a couple of guys who can get buckets with the shot clock winding down.
Nobody wants to watch Toronto in a series, I think Chicago is plenty live in this spot and taking the points feels +EV. I'll make the Raps prove they're 6 or more better than the Bulls in a high stakes game and let the chips fall wherever.
Who do you really trust with the ball in that situation? DeRozan with one of the silkiest mid-range jumpers in the game, or Siakam who at times looks like he started playing ball last week? LaVine whose all around offensive game is as lethal as anyone in the league, or VanVleet who's a mouse in the house and will probably be tuckered out late from being hounded by Pat Bev all game?
The Raptors are a solid defensive unit with lots of bigs to trot out, but the Bulls matchup well here and have a couple of guys who can get buckets with the shot clock winding down.
Nobody wants to watch Toronto in a series, I think Chicago is plenty live in this spot and taking the points feels +EV. I'll make the Raps prove they're 6 or more better than the Bulls in a high stakes game and let the chips fall wherever.
