3 Best NBA Prop Bets Today for Nets vs. Celtics in Game 2 (Curry, Durant to Shine)

After a thrilling buzzer beater by Jayson Tatum gave the Boston a 115-114 win over the Nets in Game 1, the Celtics hope to open a 2-0 series lead as they host Brooklyn tonight at 7:00 PM EST.

WynnBET Sportsbook has Boston favored by 3.5 and BetSided's Peter Dewey likes the value on the Nets, but there's some prop bets that jumped out I want to highlight as well.

Let's check out the three best prop bets for today's Nets-Celtics Game 2 matchup:

Best Prop Bets for Nets vs. Celtics Game 2

Seth Curry Over 11.5 Points (-120)

I expect a concerted effort from Boston's defense to force the ball out of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant's hands. That's easier said than done, but they should employ a "let someone else beat us" strategy as they try to even the series. As a result, Curry should have ample opportunity to clear this prop.

He scored nine points on 3-of-7 shooting in Game 1 but had cleared this prop in seven of his last eight contests prior to that. Curry typically thrives against the Celtics, scoring at least 17 points in four of his last five against them, including 22 with Brooklyn in the regular season. We're getting a discount on Curry and we're going to take advantage.

Kevin Durant Over 29.5 Points (-130)

Kyrie was the story of Game 1 for the Nets, but Durant's uncharacteristic poor shooting performance was a point of intrigue as well. Jayson Tatum played excellent defense on the superstar, but we shouldn't expect another 9-for-24 from KD in Game 2.

Despite his struggles, Durant still finished with 23 points in that first matchup. He dropped 37 in his last regular season matchup with Boston and cleared this prop in four of six games to close the year. I'll back Durant to put his stamp on the series tonight.

Kevin Durant Over 5.5 Assists (-135)

Talk about a discount. Durant had only three assists in Game 1, but make no mistake, he's one of the best passers in the league. He averaged 7.3 assists per game in March and 8.4 in April, so he's been getting even better as a distributor recently too.

Durant cleared this prop in 14 of his last 18 regular season games and had eight in each of his last two regular season games against Boston. Back KD to exceed this with ease.

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