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Match details:

Lakeland Magic vs Santa Cruz Warriors
Venue: HP Field House
Date: 10th March 2021
Time: 05:30 am IST

Preview:

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

Santa Cruz Warriors have won 11 games and lost 4 games in the regular season. They won their quarterfinal match against Rio Grande Vipers 110-81 and are placed at 3rd place on the points table.

Lakeland Magic have won 9 games and lost 6 games in the regular season. They won their quarterfinal match against Erie BayHawks 139-110 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.

Lakeland Magic score 103.9 points a game on an average while they allow 101.5 points a game to their opponents.

Axel Toupane is averaging 17.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals a game this season. He has experience of playing in various leagues throughout the world.

Robert Franks is averaging 12.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game. In the last match, he scored a match-winning 17 points and 12 rebounds.

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

Lakeland Magic:

Probable starting lineup:

PG Devin Cannady
SG Billy Garrett
SF Karim Mane
PF Robert Franks
C Jon Teske

Best bench players:

PG Andrew Rowsey
C Antonio Campbell
SF Tahjere McCall

Injuries:

N/A

Top picks (Average Dream11 points per game):

PG Andrew Rowsey - 28.5 points
SF Tahjere McCall - 31.6 points

Santa Cruz Warriors:

Probable starting lineup:

PG Jeremy Lin
SG Dusty Hannahs
SF Ryan Taylor
PF Axel Toupane
C Alen Smailagic

Best bench players:

SG Elijah Pemberton
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 Selom Manwugbe (9.5 credit)
PF DJ Hogg (11.0 credit)

Captain and vice-captain choices:

1.Jeremy Lin
2.Robert Franks
3.Axel Toupane

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.