On Wednesday, March 3, Boston Celtics will host the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA regular season. The match will take place at the TD Garden Arena.
Boston Celtics:
The Celtics are fifth in the Eastern Conference standings with 17 wins and 17 losses.
The past weekend turned out to be successful for the Celtics, who alternately beat the Indiana Pacers (118:112) and Washington Wizards (111: 110).
In the game against the Wizards, Jason Tatum scored 31 points and 8 rebounds. Kemba Walker added 21 points to the team’s piggy bank, and Daniel Theis – 20 points and 9 rebounds.
The most interesting thing is that Brad Stevens’ wards made 25 assists, which was the key to their triumph since they were among the worst assists during the season.
Jaylen Brown has not played with Washington, but it looks like he has a chance to return to the ranks. Marcus Smart and Romeo Langford are not yet able to play.
Los Angeles Clippers:
The Clippers are third in the Western Conference standings with 24 wins and 12 losses.
Tyrron Lue’s wards have lost four of their last seven games, although it is worth noting that in those unsuccessful matches, their opponents were Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets, and Milwaukee Bucks, that is, the real contenders for the title.
The day before, the Californians lost to the Milwaukee Bucks (100:105). Before the final quarter, they were in the lead, but still allowed the opponent to snatch victory, having implemented only 14 of 44 three-point shots. Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and made 9 rebounds, while Paul Jord added 16 more points.
Jay Scrubb, Daniel Oturu, and Patrick Patterson are recovering from injuries at the Clippers.
Predictions and Bets:
In the upcoming match, the bookmakers give the advantage to the guests: the Clippers win – 1.60, the Boston win – 2.45.
Yes, the Californians are not as stable now as many would like, but the defeat of Milwaukee can anger them, so they should come to Boston with a great desire to demonstrate their strength. Our prediction and bet are, Clippers to win with the odds of 1.60.
We also bet on the event that “Boston’s Individual Total will be under 110.5” at 1.85. Achieving high performance in the game with the Clippers is already difficult, and if Brown still does not have time to fully recover, then this is an almost impossible task.