Thunders can be satisfied with their performance after the restart of the season, because the team has noticeably improved and advanced to the playoffs from sixth place. Billy Donovan took the club to the next level, which we can see even in the first round of the playoffs. “Oklahoma” made “Houston” not only nervous, but also grabbed its head. The team approached the confrontation with full responsibility and after five difficult matches the struggle continues, although the Rockets are ahead. Thunder needs to equalize the score to move the streak into a decisive seventh match, so there is no doubt that Chris Paul and company will gnaw the ground for victory.
The “Bears” may have already come to terms with the fact that they will not go further. They seemed to have made good progress in the playoffs, since at the start they had problems with both defense and performance, but in the end they returned to the same difficulties. It is too difficult for Boston to rebuild and change their style of play, so they probably lack dynamics. Even leaders of the team in the person of Brad Marchand and David Pasternyak are silent and practically do not score goals in the series with the Bolts. At the moment, Bruce Cassidy’s squad has lost three matches in a row and is in a poor psychological state. So, what is the free prediction for the NHL match for today?