For the second game of this series the obvious would be naturally the Celtics. However 8/8.5 points isn't the fair line and the Bulls are getting some value tonight. I took the Under in the first game of the series and unfortunately the game went to overtime and we lost the bet in an undeserved way. You might think that the Celtics didn't play well defensively however I think that their biggest problem was the offense.

The Celtics have some edges but they didn't work out last game. They have the size advantage down the post but the Bulls had the same offensive boards than the Champs = 10! They should outscore heavily the Bulls in the paint but they ended with just more 6 points in the paint than the Bulls: 36 vs.30. They need to slow down the pace to explore these edges but they couldn't do it! If we discount the numbers in the Overtime the Celtics shot 36-91 FG and the Bulls 37-90 FG!

We are talking about 181 field goals, last season the "great" defensive Celtics allowed their opponents to shot 76.0 field goals per game and only 71.0 FG/game during the playoffs! I know that Ray Allen had a awful game shooting 1 for 12 from the field but the same can be said about Ben Gordon and John Salmons!?.I know that rookie sensation Derrick Rose had a monster game but so did Rajon Rondo. Don't you think that if Ray Allen shoots lights out tonight the Celtics will crush because that won't happen! The key is to slow down the pace and turn the game into a half court battle, if the Celtics think they can outscore the Bulls well...a upset is coming on the way because the Bulls are a better jump shooting team, period!

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