"Bball is about matchups"
Boston missing Garnett, Powe
Orlando w/o Nelson, Howard back after suspension
Teams split reg season 2-2
Boston won 1st 2 gms, margin was 19 and 10 pts (Garnett played and added 15 and 16pts)
Orlando took the last 2 gms, margin was 7 and 2 pts (Garnett didn't play)
1 gm went over, and 3 went under, combined scores were 196, 170, 165, and 166.
Magic is going to be much tougher inside than Bulls with triple towers of D. Howard, H. Turkoglo, and R. Lewis. Don't count on Perkins and Davis to be as effective as they have been vs Chi.
Guard edge goes to Celtics with Rondo, and Allen vs Alston and Reddick. Rondo should have a good game.
LIne dropping 2 pts means heavy Magic betters are tipping the books.
Are the Celtics spent after the Bulls series?
It all depends on Pierce and Allen. If they hit their 3's then Celtics win, but... if they don't...
Taking Magic +4
(the under @188 looks nice given the reg season numbers, but in last 2 meetings Celtics went 4-16, 25% and 2-10, 20% from 3pt land, season avg is 40% so beware)