Indiana and New Orleans booked their place in the In-Season Tournament semi-finals last night, on Tuesday we'll find out the other two remaining teams. New York and Milwaukee will start us off in the East, tip-off is set for 7.30 pm ET, live on TNT. I've prepared another Same Game Parlay, which is available below.
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Let's dive into my SGP bet now!
Damian Lillard to score 30+ Points (+190)
Damian Lillard is well known for his heroics in the clutch, but what he has been doing this season since joining Milwaukee is on a different level. He has outscored all of his Bucks teammates combined in the clutch so far this season, and he's doing it very efficiently shooting over 50% in those situations. With a place in the semi-finals on the line here and a very high possibility of this being a close game, Lillard will have to step up and once again show why the Bucks traded for him this summer. The Knicks are one of his favorite opponents, he has scored 30 points in 4 of the 6 most recent meetings, while in the last 14 against them he's averaging 28.9 points per game. He's also scored 30+ in 3 of his last 5 overall, and with a smaller player in Jalen Brunson guarding him tonight I think he has a good shot at doing so yet again. For this big of a price, I just cannot pass up on the opportunity to back this bet.