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Match preview: Boston Celtics - Cleveland Cavaliers 2010-05-09 (NBA)

Shameful loss

Friday night`s 124-95 loss against Cleveland was Boston`s worst home loss ever in the playoffs. And it sure was a hard pill to swallow for the Celtics as they got dismantled in the opening quarter. The Celtics have been pretty good at opening games and have had the lead in both previous matches against the Cavaliers. In Game 1 they took an early lead and finished the quarter with a score of 26-20 and the scenario pretty much stayed the same in Game 2 as Boston took a 26-22 lead after one. The Celtics will need to control the first quarter if they want to stay in this game and after Friday`s shameful loss, they definitely have the motivation to play their hearts out. bet now

LeBron`s elbow is fine

It became clear that Lebron`s elbow is just fine, after a dominating first quarter performance in which James scored 21 of his 38 points. he was pretty much unstoppable and he pushed his team to a 36-17 lead at the end of the first quarter. From then on, the Cavaliers just switched to cruise control and with relative ease earned home-court advantage back from the Celtics. When James was passive in Game 2, only two teammates of his reached double figures and with James aggressive from the start Friday, five teammates hit double figures and the Cavaliers shot 59.5%. online betting

Coming out with a sense of urgency

After getting man-handled in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, one would expect Boston to come out strong, with a sense of urgency. The fact is that the Cavaliers humiliated the Celtics in front of their own crowd and what better motivation do you need than to show your opponent they just can`t do that. I have a feeling the Celtics will start this game with more energy and the opening quarter could be a good indicator of their desire to win this game. bet online

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Prediction:

Tip: 1st quarter - Boston (+0.5)
Odd: 1.91
Bookie: 188bet
Stake: 9 /10
Tipster: Peri

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