The Boston Celtics can ill afford to allow the Los Angeles Lakers to get any further ahead in the NBA Finals but can they really stop them? That is a question pundits and betting experts are asking today. Currently oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com list the Celtics as 4-chalk favorites for Thursday night's Game 4 (9 pm Eastern).
LA re-took the series lead and home court advantage by taking Game 3 in Boston. The Lakers and Celtics left LA with a 1-1 split after Games 1 and 2. Sportsbook oddsmakers list LA as -350 favorite to win the NBA Championship.
With Game 4 set to tip off tonight and the Celtics facing a 2-1 deficit in the series, they know there is one thing they must do to swing these Finals back in their favor – stay out of foul trouble. Through three games of the Finals, Boston has been decimated with foul woes, varying from player-to-player on any given night.
Boston also doesn't have a choice but to play the physical brand of basketball that landed them in the NBA Finals. The Celtics cannot afford to have that style taken away from them, because it changes their mental approach to the game.
Kobe Bryant went for 29 points and seven rebounds to lead the Lakers over the Celtics 91-84 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.Los Angeles covered as 2.5-point road underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 191 1/2-point total set by sportsbooks.Derek Fisher added 16 points for the Lakers, who now lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. Kevin Garnett had 25 points and six boards for Boston, while Paul Pierce scored 15 points for the Celtics.
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