NBA Player Props, Breakdown, Odds, and Picks (May 1)

• Jaylen Brown to continue scoring a lot at TD Garden.
• Nikola Jokic always does well in playoff games.

Two Conference Semifinal games are on the program on Monday, May 1. The first one is Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semis between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Two and a half hours later is when Game 2 of the Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets Western Conference Semifinal starts.

Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

How to Watch:

• When: Monday, May 1, 2023, at 8:30 p.m ET
• Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
• Channel: TNT

Odds

Prop Pick

The Celtics are famously great at home. In the regular season, they went 32-9 at TD Garden. Since the start of the playoffs, they’ve played three home games, winning two of those. The game they didn’t win, they lost by just two points.

Jalen Brown scored a total of 82 points in those three games, which accounts for 27.33 points per game. We can’t see any reason why he wouldn’t score somewhere near that number tonight.

Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets

How to Watch:

• When: Monday, May 1, 2023, at 10 p.m ET
• Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
• Channel: TNT

Odds

Prop Pick

Nikola Jokic is the man who shines when it matters. He usually scores way more points in the postseason than in the regular season. Last season, his average in the regular season was 27.1 PPG, while in the playoffs, he averaged 31.0 PPG.

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In the 2022-23 regular season, his scoring average was 24.5 points per game, and we believe his playoff numbers are going to be higher than that. So far, he’s been doing okay scoring-wise, but we expect him to up his game even more.