@KeepTheJuice21 NBA Best Bets - 3/23

The Celtics are as hot as anyone right now, winning 9 of the last 10 and most by wide margins. Their defense looks elite and Tatum is scoring at will. The only loss the Celtics have had in March was to Dallas, who held them to only 92 points. Fight fire with fire (ice with ice?). Defense is key and the Jazz when healthy are one of the best defenses in the league. Rudy Gobert is going to be the deciding factor and if he and get it done on both ends, I like the Jazz to win or at least play it very close.

The Nets have won their last 3 on the road, and it’s not a coincidence. Now that Durant is back, when Kyrie is on the court the Nets are playing like the team we were promised two years ago. In those 3 games, Irving has averaged a ridiculous 44 points per game. And no one is sleeping on Memphis anymore as they sit firmly with the second best record in the league. The Nets can’t afford many losses where they stand and odd as it feels, these away games are the must-wins.