Match Details:

Rio Grande Valley Vipers vs Santa Cruz Warriors
Venue: HP Field House
Date: 9th March 2021
Time: 12:00am IST

Preview:

This is the 1st quarterfinal match of NBA G League. The team winning this match will proceed to the semifinals.

Santa Cruz Warriors won 11 games and lost 4 games in the regular season. They won their last match against Oklahoma City Blue 113-103 and are placed at 3rd place on the points table.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers won 9 games and lost 6 games in the regular season. They won their last match against Santa Cruz Warriors 110-94 and are standing at 7th place on the points table.

Santa Cruz Warriors score 111.7 points a game on an average while they allow 105.1 points a game to their opponents.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers score 111.9 points a game on average while they allow 107.4 points a game to their opponents.

Jeremy Lin is averaging 19.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.0 steals a game. He is one of the most experienced players in the league.

Anthony Lamb is averaging 18.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 blocks a game. In the last match, he scored a match-winning 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.

I am backing Santa Cruz Warriors to win this match. Watch out for Alen Smailagic to produce a match-winning performance.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers:

Probable starting lineups:

PG Kevin Porter
SG Josh Reaves
SF Shawn Occeus
PF Kenyon Martin
C Anthony Lamb

Best bench players:

PF Trevelin Queen
C Kenny Wooten
SF Armoni Brooks

Injuries:

N/A

Top picks (Average Dream11 points per game):

PG Kevin Porter - 47.9 points
C Anthony Lamb - 42.8 points

Santa Cruz Warriors:

Probable Starting Lineups:

PG Jeremy Lin
SG Elijah Pemberton
SF Ryan Taylor
PF Axel Toupane
C Alen Smailagic

Best bench players:

C Selom Manwugbe
SF Isaiah Reese
SG Jacob Evans

Injuries:

PG Jordan Poole - Out
PG Nico Mannion - Out
PF Juan Toscano-Anderson - Out

Top picks (Average Dream11 points per game):

PG Jeremy Lin - 37.7 points
PF Axel Toupane - 25.0 points

Punt picks:

C Dewane Hernandez (6.0 credit)
SF Nate Hinton (10.5 credit)

Captain and vice captain choices:

1.Kevin Porter
2.Jeremy Lin
3.Anthony Lamb

Dream11 Team:

Expert Advice:

Try 10 member 5 winner leagues
3 member 1 winner leagues
4 member 1 winner leagues
11 member 3 winner leagues
Mini GL

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.