Submitted by rsteel on
Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks: Mil got a huge game 1 performance from Middleton to force O.T. Can you really expect him to duplicate that performance in game2? He is a good player not great. Giannis is great and will get even better but when you only have to focus on 1 key guy especially in the playoffs that task becomes easier. Conversely Bost had 5 players with 19+ points in game 1. Rozier Brown and Tatum now have one playoff game under their belt playing together. The backcourt of Snell and Bledsoe were horrible in game 1 and this tandem is avg at best especially going up against a strong Bost defense that forces turnovers. Mil had a strong home away dichotomy during the regular season. Mil was ranked 26th on the road in rebounding Bost was 8th at home. Which coach do you want to rely on to make the right adjustments Stevens or Prunty is a huge mismatch. The line on game 1 was 4 and now the line has come down based on a useless outdated zig zag theory and the OT result of game 1. This move I believe is incorrect. I have this game at 4.5 giving us excellent value.
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