NBA Playoff Game 6 Betting

Written by Lucky Lester on June, 17th 2008 | 0 Comments

NBA Finals - Lakers/Celtics Rundown

The Celtics weren’t able to finish off the Lakers in L.A. but they were able to capture one of the two games in California and will fly back to Boston with a 3-2 lead and two more games (if needed) on their home floor. Celtics fans have to love that, while the only thing Lakers’ fans can hold onto is the fact that they have Kobe Bryant and he is coming off a mediocre Game 5 - he’ll come out firing. Here’s what the series and the rest of the games look like…

L.A. Lakers vs. Boston Celtics (Boston Up 3-2)

Games 3 through 5 Reviewed: The Celtics really dominated both games in Boston. Every little battle that went down, it was Boston getting the best of the heavily favored Lake-show. And to be honest, aside from a couple big 1st quarters, the games in L.A were very similar. Boston has covered in every game in this series. The total has finished under in 3 of the 5 games thus far, and we go back to Boston where the totals just seem to be lower altogether.

The Lakers won Game 3, but the Celtics came out and made a statement that they weren’t going to come out and lay down just because they were playing on the road where they had struggled during the playoffs. The Lakers won by 6.

Game 4 was an interesting one. The Lakers stormed out to a huge first quarter lead, ending the quarter up 21 point with the game seemingly over. But, the Celtics stuck in there. They could only cut it to a gigantic 18 point lead at half, but roared out in the 3rd quarter, bringing themselves within two. Another strong finish for the C’s and they were up 3 games to 1. 

Ray Allen struggled in Game 5 and Kevin Garnett wasn’t really a factor on the offensive side of the floor. Paul Pierce went nuts, but it wasn’t enough to get the Celtics over the edge, and they just came up short when they needed a bucket most. Down two with less than a minute left, Kobe Bryant stole the ball and all but finished the Celtics off with a dunk on the other end.

Regular Season Series:
04/13/08 LA 91- BOS 106 (Over 198.5)
01/23/08 BOS 107 - LA 94 (Under 204.5)

Playoff Series Schedule:

Gm. 1: Thursday, June 5 (8:30 p.m. ET) - LAL 88 at BOS 98
Gm. 2: Sunday, June 8 (8:30 p.m. ET) - LAL 102 at BOS 108
Gm. 3: Tuesday, June 10 (8:30 p.m. ET) - BOS 81 at LAL 87
Gm. 4: Thursday, June 12 (8:30 p.m. ET) - BOS 97 at LAL 91
Gm. 5: Sunday, June 15 (8:30 p.m. ET) - BOS 98 at LAL 103

Gm. 6: Tuesday, June 17 (8:30 p.m. ET) - LAL at BOS
Gm. 7: *Thursday, June 19 (8:30 p.m. ET) - LAL at BOS
*if necessary

Prediction History:

Original Series Prediction: “I am the only one that likes the Celtics, and I like them in 7. It will be fantastic, and I couldn’t dream of a better match-up, but Boston has an ability to defend the Lakers that few teams have been able to do. Boston has scorers that can give LA trouble, 1 on 1 and as a team. Kevin Garnett can score at will on Pau Gasol, and the toughness provided from Boston’s bigs off the bench should be enough to keep LA from dominating the glass. I like the Celtics in a historically brilliant series, but it will be close throughout.”

Most Recent Prediction: “Look out for the Celtics to win in 6. I don’t see L.A. taking all three games at home, not against the best road team in the NBA. Kevin Garnett will play out of his mind in one of these games, and that will give the Lakers absolutely no chance. Coming back to Boston for Game 6 with the series on the line, yeah, I don’t see L.A. taking that contest. I still like the Celtics, obviously, but it might be 6 instead of 7...”

Newest Prediction: You have to like the Celtics to come back and trounce the Lakers in Boston. I’ve said from the beginning that this series is Boston’s to lose, and game after game they’ve proven me correct. Boston may get behind or struggle to find offensive production from time to time, but all in all they are the team that the final always comes down to. At the end of the game they either put it away or get it very close. In Boston the Celtics will take game 6 and end this Finals showdown. If it goes 7, beware of the Kobe!!!

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