The NBA Playoffs resume with an excellent four-game slate on Tuesday, April 28, and we have you covered with player prop predictions for all three of today's contests.
Our NBA props for Monday target Jayson Tatum, OG Anunoby, and Scoot Henderson. Continue below for our top NBA player prop picks for today's playoff games.
NBA Player Props for Tuesday, April 28
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76ers vs. Celtics
Jayson Tatum Over 24.5 Points (-102)
The Boston Celtics are one win away from becoming the first team to advance to the second round in this year's playoffs. They'll return home to face the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on Tuesday.
The Eastern Conference's second-ranked team secured a dominant win in Game 4, even though Joel Embiid returned to action following the appendectomy that sidelined him toward the end of the regular season. Jayson Tatum's offense was a driving force behind his team's success.
Tatum had an initial warm-up period after returning from the Achilles injury he suffered during last year's playoffs, but now he's in full swing. He scored 30 points on 8-of-16 shooting in Game 4 and made all nine of his attempts from the charity stripe. The Duke product is now averaging 24.8 points per game this postseason and has only scored less than 25 points once in four outings.
Derrick White appears to be dialing back his offensive aggression due to his shooting woes, but we know Tatum will have the green light in a closeout game. Jaylen Brown is getting more shots right now, but Tatum is logging a team-high 37.3 minutes per contest and will have every opportunity to take the lead in such a pivotal matchup.
Pick: Jayson Tatum Over 24.5 Points (-102)
Hawks vs. Knicks
OG Anunoby Over 16.5 Points (-125)
The New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks are deadlocked at 2-2 in their first-round playoff series. The winner of Tuesday's game will put the opposition's back against the wall. The Knicks will likely need one of their secondary scorers to step up in a big way to avoid an upset.
You could argue that OG Anunoby has been the Knicks' most important scorer, other than Jalen Brunson, so far. He's averaging 20.8 while shooting better than 52.0% from distance and from the field. Only Brunson can top his mark of 50 shots attempted in the series among Knicks players.
Onunoby's shot volume is trending up, as he's attempted 16 shots in each of his last two games after tallying a total of 18 shots in Games 1 and 2 combined.
The former Indiana Hoosier is building on his success from the regular season, when he averaged 18.7 points against Atlanta.
Pick: OG Anunoby Over 16.5 Points (-125)
Trail Blazers vs Spurs
Scoot Henderson Under 13.5 Points (-104)
The San Antonio Spurs can finish off the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Victor Wembanyama rose to the occasion with a strong return to follow up the one game he missed with a concussion. Other players seem poised to crumble under the pressure, though.
Scoot Henderson, who averaged 23.3 points on 56.4% shooting through his first three career playoff games, was held scoreless on 0-for-7 shooting in 27 minutes in Game 4. The third-year guard couldn't get anything going.
While Henderson isn't likely to be that bad again, his two best scoring performances came in the games where Wembanyama left early with a concussion in Game 2 and when he was ruled out in Game 3. This year's Defensive Player of the Year makes a huge difference around the rim and on the perimeter, especially against a downhill player like Henderson.
Don't be surprised if Shaedon Sharpe plays a larger role off the pine if Henderson's offensive efficiency is poor from the start.
Pick: Scoot Henderson Under 13.5 Points (-104)
