Celtics at Magic Game 2 NBA Playoffs East Finals Odds & Picks: Until Orlando's loss to Boston in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs East Finals on Sunday, they had won eight straight playoff games – taking four straight against Charlotte in the conference quarterfinals and repeating with four straight from Atlanta in the semifinals. Then the streak ended with Boston. It's a good thing Orlando is good at four game winning streaks because if they lose to the Celtics at Amway Arena Tuesday night (8:30 pm Eastern), they will have to win four straight in order to advance to the NBA Finals. It is safe to say, Game 2 at Orlando is a must win game for the Magic.
Prior to Orlando's Game 1 loss, the team was listed at Sportsbook.com as a -260 favorite to win the series. After allowing Boston to steal Sunday's game, Sportsbook.com oddsmakers show the series as a toss-up (-110 each).
For Tuesday's Game 2, Sportsbook oddsmakers have installed the Magic as 7-chalk favorites with a 189 total. Celtics backers are getting -330 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline while the Magic are giving -330.
In Game 1 the Celtics played harder, defended tougher and hung together better in the 92-88 outcome. Maybe Orlando could have won had the opponent been Charlotte or Atlanta but they must find some new energy if they expect to defeat Boston in four of the next of six games.
Magic players are sure to be embarrassed with their performance on Tuesday. Look for the Magic to come out and take care of business in Game 2. If they don’t, it could spell doom with the series heading to Boston for games 3 and 4.
NBA Playoffs Pick: Orlando rebounds big – best value Magic -7.
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