Boston (1-2) at Cleveland (2-1)
When: Tuesday, May 23rd 2017
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Time: 8:35 ET | TV: TNT
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The Boston Celtics hope that Game 3 wasn’t a fluke and will hope to even their Eastern Conference finals series with the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 on Tuesday. Avery Bradley’s 3-pointer dropped in with less than a second left and the Celtics, blown out in the first two games and playing without star Isaiah Thomas, stunned the host Cavaliers 111-108 to end the champions’ 13-game postseason winning streak. Bradley’s shot from the left wing bounced on the rim four times before going down. It capped a furious comeback by the Celtics, who trailed by 21 in the third quarter before rallying. Marcus Smart averaged just five points on 2-of-11 shooting over the first two games but he stepped up with Thomas out and put on a show. He was was 7-of-10 from 3-point range while producing 27 points and seven assists. Center Al Horford, who was a major factor in the first two rounds, is just 15-of-38 from the field in the series. Jae Crowder produced his first double-double since March 24th, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, but was just 2-of-8 from three-point territory. The Celtics have covered six of their last eight road contests.
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LeBron James took all the blame for Sunday’s loss as the future Hall-of-Famer went ice-cold in the second half. James finished with just 11 points, his fourth lowest total in 210 career playoff games and his worst recorded effort at home. “I had a tough game, period,” James told reporters. “I didn’t have it. That’s all I’ve got to say about my performance.” Head coach Tyronn Lue was quick to defend his superstar. “No blame,” Lue told reporters. “We’re all to blame. We lost; it happens. For a guy who played great for five straight months, he’s got to have a bad game sooner or later. He’s human. He didn’t shoot the ball well. It wasn’t his ordinary game.” James was on a roll with eight consecutive 30-points efforts and was averaging 34.3 points before he basically disappeared in the second half by missing eight of nine shots and finishing 4-of-13 from the field. Kyrie Irving led the Cavs with 29 points and Kevin Love had 28. Love is averaging 27 points and 11.3 rebounds in the series while making 17-of-31 3-point attempts.
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This was definitely a fluke game and no way James will have a poor outing on Tuesday. Look for the Cavs to get out to another huge lead, but this time, keep it and win by double-digits.
Pick: Cavaliers -14.5
ATS TRENDS
| Boston |
- Celtics are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS win.
- Celtics are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up win.
- Celtics are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games.
- Celtics are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Celtics are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
- Celtics are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Celtics are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Central.
- Celtics are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Celtics are 13-6-2 ATS in their last 21 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Celtics are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Conference Finals games.
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| Cleveland |
- Cavaliers are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
- Cavaliers are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Cavaliers are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games.
- Cavaliers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Cavaliers are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Cavaliers are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Atlantic.
- Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Conference Finals games.
- Cavaliers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Cavaliers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
- Cavaliers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games.
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OU TRENDS
| Boston |
- Over is 7-0 in Celtics last 7 Tuesday games.
- Over is 7-2 in Celtics last 9 Conference Finals games.
- Under is 6-2-1 in Celtics last 9 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 14-5-2 in Celtics last 21 road games.
- Over is 5-2 in Celtics last 7 overall.
- Under is 5-2 in Celtics last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Under is 10-4-2 in Celtics last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 5-2 in Celtics last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.
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| Cleveland |
- Over is 8-2 in Cavaliers last 10 Tuesday games.
- Over is 25-8-1 in Cavaliers last 34 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 21-7 in Cavaliers last 28 games following a straight up loss.
- Over is 19-7 in Cavaliers last 26 games following a ATS loss.
- Over is 8-3 in Cavaliers last 11 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 18-7-1 in Cavaliers last 26 home games.
- Over is 5-2 in Cavaliers last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Over is 5-2 in Cavaliers last 7 vs. NBA Atlantic.
- Over is 25-10-1 in Cavaliers last 36 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 36-15-1 in Cavaliers last 52 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Over is 29-13-1 in Cavaliers last 43 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 15-7 in Cavaliers last 22 Conference Finals games.
- Over is 35-17-1 in Cavaliers last 53 overall.
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HEAD TO HEAD
- Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Cleveland.
- Celtics are 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Cleveland.
- Road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
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