Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Game 3 Expert Picks, Odds and Predictions – NBA Playoffs Betting Preview 5/7/11: King James and the Heatles go on the road to the TD Garden to take on Head Coach Doc Rivers and his banged up Boston Celtics team on Saturday night at 8:00 PM ET on ABC Sports. The Heat beat the Celtics 102-91 for the 3rd consecutive time, to lead 2-0 in the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs and hold home court as the series moves to 2 games in Boston. The situation is not really dire for the Celtics as they haven’t even played at home and Rivers knows a team can lose 2 on the road and then win 4 straight as Michael Jordon’s Bulls did to Doc’s Knicks.
The Celtics should be concerned that they are resembling a M.A.S.H. unit as much as a sports team led by Paul Pierce with a foot/ankle injury. Sharp shooting Ray Allen had his chest bruised and point guard Rajon Rondo was on the floor nursing a sore back. Rondo seemed disconnected as well from his teammates and walked away from Pierce on 2 separate occasions during timeouts. What’s up with that??? Meanwhile the Heat seems to have figured out how to play together and score to close out a game. The odds makers at Bodog have the Boston Celtics a -3 point favorite at home against the Miami Heat.
Point Guard Rajon Rondo had a much improved performance in Game 2 than he had in Game 1 finishing with 20 points, pulling down 6 rebounds and dishing 12 dimes in the loss. Big Kevin Garnett also had a better game with 16 points and 6 boards while Jeff Green came off the bench to chip in 11 points. Pierce was held to 13 points and 5 rebounds while Ray Allen scored just 7 points and grabbed 5 boards.
The Heat had only 3 players scored in double figures, some guys named James, Wade, and Bosh? Yeah LeBron led the big 3 with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists while Flash added 28 points, 8 boards and 3 dimes. Big Chris Bosh chipped in 17 points along with 11 rebounds and 4 assists as the team gelled. The stats are great, but it was the Heat defense that has put them up 2-0 and will need to have the same physical intensity to win on the road. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 183 points combined of the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.
I predict the Heat win Game 3 on the road.
Free Pick: Miami Heat +3
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| GAME 3 Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Date: 5/7/2011 Time: 8:05 PM EST on ABC 2011 NBA 2nd Round Playoffs Series: Heat lead 2-0 Vegas Odds – Favorite: Boston Celtics -3(pointspread) Total: Over/Under 183 |
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