3-2 so far in conference finals round.
Boston Celtics +3; They played a great game in game one, besides missing a few free throws, and a few too many turnovers which led to fast break points. I expect the Celtics to tighten up in game 2 defensively, and to be honest they were winning the entire game 1 besides the third quarter. I do think the Celtics are the deeper team, and they have more balanced scoring. They have adjusted very well after their first game in every series these playoffs. I look for them to keep game 2 close, and maybe even get a win here.
3Q Miami Heat -1; The 3Q champs of these playoffs. They have won almost every single 3rd quarter of the entire playoffs besides like 1, and usually by a large margin. Whatever Spoelstra is doing at halftime, it works. Gonna go with this bet for as long as it keeps hitting so well. Could also play this one live, and it’s especially good if the Celtics are up or the game is close. Not so much if the Heat are up 10+ at the half.
Celtics/Heat Total Over 207; The total got obliterated in game 1. And both teams shot around their average, finding ways to score despite the defensive prowess of both sides. The Celtics have said they will work to limit Butler a bit more in game 2, but I doubt they will be able to stop such a versatile scorer. The additional fact that game 1 had a ton of turnovers, and the Celtics missed a bunch of free throws, leads me to think game 2 could easily go 210+ total also. I was gonna take the under here if I could find some sort of shooting anomaly here. But I just think both teams are shooting well and have scoring depth. I don’t expect either team to fully solve the other defensively completely, especially not yet in this series.
Good luck everyone.