NBA playoffs picks, chances, schedule for Monday: Cavs go for Sweep, Warriors try 3-1 in the lead

A No. 1 seed achieved a sweep in the first round on Saturday when Oklahoma City Memphis ended. Now the other No. 1 seeds, Cleveland, goes for its first round swing. The Cavaliers are preferred to win in Miami and to find ahead.

After that, the Golden State Warriors want to take over a 3-1 series against the Houston Rockets. The Warriors won game 3 without Jimmy Butler and could hold him back for game 4.

Here is a look at the schedule, the selection of our employees and the chances of playoff games on Monday.

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Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat Game 4

Cavs Lead Series 3-0

Serial opportunities: CAVS -10000, heat +8000

It is too early in this post -season to make declarative statements as to whether Cleveland is willing to be a real championship candidate, but the top seed in the Eastern Conference looked in three games against Miami.

Apart from a slip towards the end of game 2, the cavs were against the heat in the cruise control. Cleveland switched 3-0, scored more than 120 points in all three games and scored at least a lead of 19 points in each game.

The demolition of the game 3 on Saturday removed any doubt that this could become a competitive series. The Cavs won a whopping 37 and now have the chance to get a sweep for the first time without LeBron James (LeBron's Cavs has achieved 10 Playoff -Sweeps).

Miami went from the 3-point range in game 3 16-to-34 and was still wiped out. This is not a good sign.

Tyler Herro will probably have to go nuclear for Miami to get a shot. He only had 13 points on Saturday. Even then, it looks as if game 4 is mainly semantics. A Miami victory would only move the inevitable.

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Houston Rockets at Golden State Warrior's game 4

Warriors Lead Series 2-1

Serial opportunities: Warriors -425, Rockets +325

No Jimmy Butler, no problem for Golden State in game 3. The Warriors took the lead in the series on Saturday with a 104-93 victory and could now have Butler in tow to achieve a decisive 3: 1 series.

In the first quarter of game 2, Butler suffered a gluten splendor from a hard fall. The Warriors had dropped seven at that time and lost 15 years old. When Butler went back at 13 on Saturday, a masterpiece by Stephen Curry (36 points on 12-against-23 shoots with nine templates and seven rebounds) brought back the Warriors. Buddy Hield (17 points) and Gary Payton II (16 points) helped to relax in Butler's absence.

If Butler is supposed to return, this young Houston team could get into trouble. The Warriors are preferred at home to put this series in the lead. The rockets need the Jalen Green roller coaster to hit the upswing again. Green had 7 points in series start, 36 in game 2 and then only 9 in the loss of Game 3.

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