NBA Best Bets: Phinding Value in Chaos

Jun 16, 2021

4for4 Illustrations/Doug Houvener

What a mess? Brooklyn is without Kyrie Irving and just got James Harden back at less than 100%. Milwaukee lost Donte DiVincenzo for the rest of the season. Joel Embiid is a constant concern for Philadelphia, who is also without Danny Green. Trae Young’s shoulder is heavily taped and De’Andre Hunter is out until next year. The Jazz have been without Mike Conley and just got Donovan Mitchell back on the court. Now, this morning we learned Chris Paul is in COVID-19 protocol indefinitely and Kawhi Leonard is out for Game 5, and possibly longer. Every team has been hampered by injury as the demons of the regular season have followed us into the playoffs. Let’s wade into the morass and see if we can find some value in tonight’s lines.