Christian Wood looked like an early 6MOY candidate, but after nine games as a starter, it'll be hard for Jason Kidd to put him back on the bench. Wood's great form on the offensive end highlights our Celtics vs. Mavericks picks tonight.
expected him to be in the offseason. So much so, in fact, that Dallas and Wood are engaging in a possible extension.
We can debate the logic — or lack thereof — in that decision at a later date. For now, we're going to zero in on Wood tonight and highlight the logic in backing him to hit the Over on his points total for a sixth straight game. The big man's surge for Dallas coincides with head coach Jason Kidd's decision to insert Wood into the starting lineup, after he had begun the season coming off the bench as aIn the first 26 games of the season, 25 of which Wood came off the bench in, the former Piston averaged 17.2 points per game on 40% from 3-point range and 55% from the field. Since he was inserted into the starting five on December 17, the Mavs have seen Wood increase his scoring output to 19.
Without one of the NBA's premier shot-erasers and weak-side lurkers in Williams at full go to disrupt Wood, we can feel great about him going Over his points total yet again —
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