The Dallas Mavericks will be taking on the Boston Celtics. Game number two of the series is set to tipoff here on Sunday night, and both of these teams will look to pivot the series with a much-needed victory at TD Garden in Boston. It was all Boston in the opening game of the series and now Dallas will look to even it up with a victory here in game number two on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Celtics will look to take a commanding 2 to 0 lead down south to Dallas with them for game three and game four.
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History Between These Two Teams The Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks met twice in the regular season and both times the Boston Celtics came out on the end as the winner. The first game in Dallas Boston came away with a nine point victory and then in the return game back in Boston, the Celtics won by 28 points and a high scoring contest. The opening game of the NBA finals was mostly controlled by the Boston Celtics after an incredible run throughout the first quarter. Although Dallas came back at certain spots throughout the game, the deficit was just too much for them to overcome, and eventually Boston would go on to win the opening game of the series in blowout fashion.
Today’s Predictions Unlike what we saw in the opening game of the series, game number two should be a solid back-and-forth game. I expect Kyrie Irving to put up much better numbers than he did in game one after the loud and energetic Boston crowd seemingly got to him in his return to TD Garden. I also look for Luka Dončić to put up another solid performance in the second game of the series.
You can also expect Tatum and Brown to put up stellar numbers once again for the Boston Celtics and Game number two as they look the lead Boston to a second consecutive victory in the NBA finals. Overall, we should be much better than we saw the opening of the series after both teams returned for a solid period of time off after winning their respective conferences.
However, in the end, I look for a similar result as we saw in the opening game of the series as I look for the Boston Celtics to pull away late and pick up the victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Not only do I look for the Boston Celtics victory game number two, but I also expect them to cover the spread in the process.
Tips For Betting Boston has been almost unstoppable at home this season, compiling a record of 44-6 throughout the regular season and the playoffs. When they are favored in a game they have a record of 76-18 overall and 44-6 at TD Garden. It is worth noting that Boston has been favored in every game at home this season and that is unlikely to change throughout the final round of the postseason as well. Meanwhile, Dallas has been less than impressive as a road underdog, losing the majority of their games throughout this season. That is something they will look to shake here in the second game of the series. It is also worth noting that Boston has not been too successful in game number two throughout the postseason in their previous three series. They have lost 2 out of three with their only win coming in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers.
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