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Best NBA First Basket Scorer Picks for Thursday, May 9 (Target Jaylen Brown, Kyrie Irving)

Betting on a first basket scorer is one of the toughest markets to predict in the NBA, but it's the playoffs, so why don't we keep rolling with at least one pick for every game?

Jaylen Brown and PJ Washington scored the first baskets in Game 1 of each of these matchups tonight, and I think the Boston Celtics wing score first again.

Here are three players to target to score first on Thursday night:

NBA First Basket Scorer Picks and Predictions

  • Jaylen Brown First Basket Scorer (+450)
  • Donovan Mitchell First Basket Scorer (+450)
  • Kyrie Irving First Basket Scorer (+650)

Jaylen Brown First Basket Scorer (+450)

Jaylen Brown scored the first basket in Game 1, giving him 17 first baskets on the season, and I’m going back to the well in Game 2.