T.M. Selection: Golden State Warriors.

I like the Golden State Warriors to cover the spread against the Boston Celtics in this game on Friday. The Warriors are the best team in the league this year, they are tied for the best record in the league with the Suns but they have looked really good in their games this year and they don't even have 1 of their stars Klay Thompson back from injury yet. The Warriors are only going to get stronger when he returns but Steph Curry has made it his mission in the mean time to keep his team at the top while they wait after missing the playoffs the last year. The Warriors are great on both sides of the ball, they have put up 100+ points in 6 of their previous 7 games and they have held the opposing team to under 100 points in 4 of those games. They have won 4 of their previous 5 games and a majority of them were won by 10+ points, and that has been a common theme for them in their games lately. The Warriors have a lot of skilled bench depth and support role players that are contributing to their offense and defense and they are 1 of the most complete teams in the NBA at the moment. The Celtics have not looked nearly as good as the Warriors have in their games lately and they have even lost 3 of their previous 4 games. They won their most recent game against the Bucks but Tatum had to put up 40+ points himself in that game just to get it done for them and that is not going to happen every night. I think that the Warriors are the better team here but they have also just looked better in their games lately and are playing like it with all of those wins stacking up while the Celtics have looked bad and keep stringing losses together. I think the Celtics are no match for the Warriors here. I like the Warriors to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 116-101 Warriors.