FINNs NBA EAST TITLE TOP of the TICKET REPORT I - Boston Celtics Total Over 107.5 (-115) | Team Total good to 110 points
3% game rating
The Celtics have been shell-shocked, dazed and confused, and embarrassed in this Eastern Conference Title series. This isn't the same as the Lakers being swept or inconsistently flaying at times in each of the four games the pair of Western Conference contenders execute. The Celtics were arguably the best team in the East and many will tell you they still are, despite being down 3-0 in the best-of-seven and never looking a part of the three games played.
Defensively, the Celtics have been a Top-5 defense … defenseless squad rather … over the last three games they have surrendered 120+ points per 100 possessions in non-garbage time. That would rank them as one of the worst five defensive efficiency ratings in the regular season.
The pair have averaged nearly 230 game points across the first three tilts (228.3 pts to be exact). Furthermore, if you glance back at the last seven meetings between these two East rivals you will find that six exceeded the opening total in tonight's nothing-burger game.
There is absolutely nothing to stand in the way of the Celtics playing loose, fast, and with a recklessness that teams execute as a whole when there is nothing to lose after being made the laughingstock of the Association for the last week.
Boston Celtics Total Over 107.5 (-115)