Sean Murphy

NBA Playoff Total of the Year. My selection is on the 'over' between Golden State and Portland at 9:05 pm et on Monday.

We've already cashed with the 'under' twice in this series, including in Game 3 on Saturday night. I won't hesitate to switch gears and back the 'over' on Monday, however, as the Warriors look to close out the Blazers and advance to the NBA Finals once again. We saw 209 total points in Game 3 despite the fact that the second half featured just 90 total points. That's not to mention the fact that the Warriors got just one three-pointer made from Klay Thompson and only two points from Andre Iguodala. In fact, the Warriors made only eight three-pointers as a team. Meanwhile, the Blazers saw Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum miss a combined 14 three-point shots and seven free throws. As expected, Seth Curry fell back to Earth, scoring just five points including one made three-pointer. I do expect Curry and the rest of the Blazers bench to perform much better on Monday night. This really is a bounce-back game in all aspects offensively for both teams. Even when the Warriors have had off nights, the Blazers still really haven't had any answers defensively. Meanwhile, for Portland this really is it. I at least expect to see it go down swinging, noting that the Blazers average north of 117 points per game at home this season. Remember, we did see a meeting total 236 points on this floor back in February with the Blazers pouring in 129 points. Take the over (10*).