NBA Playoffs Round 2: Free NBA Picks Today for Friday, May 12th, 2023

NBA Playoffs Round 2: Free NBA Picks Today for Friday, May 12th, 2023
Fri 12th May 2023

Our free NBA picks are out for Friday, May 12th, 2023! Make sure you check our NBA picks before the action kicks off.

Look below to find our free NBA picks for the five best games on today’s schedule!

New York Knicks @ Miami Heat – 7:30pm ET

Tony Battalio

The New York Knicks survived elimination at home in game number five of the season and now they will be looking to do the same in game six on the road in Miami. Jalen Brunson looked incredible during their game five victory over the Miami Heat. Now he will be looking to repeat that performance and extend their season, as well as force a game seven in this second round series. The Knicks will have to play as well as they did in game five if they want to come out and look good here in game six but the task will be that much tougher playing on the road. 

The Miami Heat come into this game looking to close out the New York Knicks in game six of this series on Friday evening at home. They had an opportunity to do it in game five as they held a three games to one lead in the series but they were unable to shut the door, as the Knicks picked up the must win victory. Now they will be looking to put the series to bed here at home on Friday night. Jimmy Butler will need to have another star studded performance for the Miami Heat if they want to do so. However, that is exactly what I expect as I think Miami will close out the series here at home. 

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Miami Heat (-250)

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Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers – 10pm ET

Tony Battalio

The Golden State Warriors come into this game looking to force a game seven in this series against the Los Angeles Lakers. They looked good in game five of the series at home and now they will be looking to force a game seven here on the road in Los Angeles with another victory. Golden State has yet to lose a Western Conference playoff series under head coach Steve Kerr and they will be looking to keep that trend alive with a pair of victories in the final two games of the series. 

The Los Angeles Lakers will be looking to close out the series here in game number six at home after they failed to win in game five in the Bay Area. If they remain healthy they are a legit threat to win the Western Conference and the NBA championship this season. If they can manage to close out Golden State with a win here on Friday night they will play the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference. However, I don’t think Los Angeles closes out this series on Friday night, as I have Golden State picking up the victory on the road. 

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

GS Warriors (+125)

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Tony has 2 major passions in life, one of them being sports and the other being gambling on them. In particular the MLB, NCAA and NFL. Following both sports from the age of 10, he is now 23 and loves the games more than ever. He is always in a mood to converse or write about multiple sports and proving picks on who he thinks will cover spreads and provide information for all of our readers.