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NBA Playoffs First Basket Scorer Odds, Picks & Predictions: Sunday (5/14)

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First baskets are always fun because it’s a big payoff if you hit them. Let’s see who is grabbing the first score on today’s slate.

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Sunday’s Best NBA First Basket Player Prop Bets

Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook

Joel Embiid (+310)

In Game 6, it looked like it was over for the Celtics for the first three quarters. In the fourth, the team woke up, thanks to Jayson Tatum scoring 16 in that quarter to force a Game 7. This situation is nothing new for Boston, they had a do-or-die in the second round last year in Milwaukee, and we’re able to pull off back-to-back wins to reach the conference finals.

Philadelphia has had its good and bad games, but they will need all of their offensive stars to make contributions in order to move on. Joel Embiid is the reigning MVP, but in the final minutes of the last game, he didn’t touch the ball as the Celtics made their comeback.

While Embiid wasn’t a factor at the end of the last game, he’s been at the beginning. He has three first baskets in the five games he’s played and has four tip-off wins. It would be your best bet to ride with the guy that led the league in first baskets this season.

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