NBA Player Props – Julius Randle, Cavaliers vs Knicks G5
NBA Player Props Prediction – Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks G5 27.04.2023. The playoff series between the Knicks and the Cavs was marked by highly intense defense. New York currently has a big advantage of 3-1. Can they finish the job already tonight?
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NBA Player Props Prediction
Randle is the leader of this team, along with Brunson, but so far he has not made a name for himself in the playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The playoff series between these two teams can be described with two words, “defensive clinic.”
In all four games so far, less than 200 points have been seen, and certainly, the main thing is the defense on the leaders of the opposing teams, in this case, Randle and Mitchell, who are completely neutralized for now.
The Cavs may be on the verge of a knockdown. Still, they will certainly continue with the current defensive plan because the problem is not in the defense but exclusively in the offensive, where their best players are completely cut off; first of all, we are thinking of Mitchell and Mobley, and that is the main reason for the weak scoring produced by the team from Cleveland.
Julius Randle
Let’s go back to Randle, who opened this series with a projected margin of 24.5-25.5 points; now it has dropped drastically; of course, the main reason is the Cavs’ defense.
Out of 4 games played in this playoff series, Randle crossed this line only once and scored 22 points in game number two.
His usage rate dropped drastically after the first two duels as the Knicks found other options on offense. He took 20 shots from the field in the two opening duels, while in the next two games, his number of shots dropped drastically. In game number three, he took 15 shots, while in the last game of the series, he took only 10 shots.
We should point out his percentages from the game, which confirm how successful the defense was on him; only in game number two he had a solid 40% from the game, while the percentages in the remaining three games were below 35%.
The central tandem of Mobley-Allen, who was primarily in charge of Randle, have done a great job defensively so far, and there is no reason to give up this kind of game in the rest of the series.
H2H
23.04.23 New York Knicks – Cleveland Cavaliers 102:93 – J. Randle (7 pts)
22.04.23 New York Knicks – Cleveland Cavaliers 99:79 – J. Randle (10 pts)
19.04.23 Cleveland Cavaliers – New York Knicks 107:90 – J. Randle (22 pts)
16.04.23 Cleveland Cavaliers – New York Knicks 97:101 – J. Randle (19 pts)
Tip-off Time: Wednesday, 26.04.2023. 7:00 PM ET / Thursday, 27.04.2023. 01:00 CET
Prediction: Julius Randle Under 21.5 points
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: Bet365
