With no one playing Saturday, just three days remain in the NBA regular season. Will Deandre Ayton continue to rebound at an incredible rate when he faces the Golden State Warriors? Will Josh Hart continue to shoot well against the Boston Celtics? And will CJ McCollum continue scoring a lot of points when he faces the Sacramento Kings?
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Ayton has been incredible in April. He has at least 12 rebounds in every game, and he's averaging 26.0 points per contest. However, tonight against the Warriors, Ayton should fall back to Earth.
In two games against the Warriors, Ayton has pulled down a total of 14 rebounds, and he has yet to hit double digits in either game. As for scoring, he's combined for just 21 points. While you could consider his points + rebounds under, there are so many players out for the Trail Blazers that he could end up hitting 20 points again tonight. Expect him to go under his season average in rebounds for the first time in five games though.
Hart has failed to attempt a three-pointer in three of his last five games. In the other two games during that span, he attempted only three three-pointers, but he did make two. While Hart is averaging just 1.0 make and 3.2 attempts per game, the Celtics have been a great matchup for him this season.
Hart has knocked down at least two three-pointers in all four of his games against the Celtics. In total, Hart is 9 of 18 against the Celtics this season. Hart isn't much of a scorer. He also doesn't shoot that many threes, but, against the Celtics, all of his season-long stats go out the window. Look for Hart to hit at least one three-pointer in a game that means much more to the Knicks than it does to the Celtics.
Brandon Ingram hasn't played since March 21st. In 10 games since then, McCollum has scored at least 23 points nine times. He's scored 29 or more in his last four games, and he hasn't taken fewer than 17 shots since Ingram's injury.
Tonight, McCollum faces the Kings. He scored 30 against them earlier this season. Zion Williamson could eat into McCollum's total, but, with Ingram out, both players have been able to score consistently. The Kings are allowing over 115 points per game, so there will be plenty to go around tonight.
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