CELTICS vs. MAGIC<\/strong><\/h3>\nTime:<\/strong> Thursday 8 ET
\nVenue<\/strong>: Quicken Amway Arena, Orlando
\nSpread<\/strong>: Magic -3.5
\nOver\/Under<\/strong>: 187.5<\/p>\nThe Boston Celtics look like a tired, old and \u2013 most importantly \u2013 bored team as they struggle to get players healthy for the playoffs which are still 86 days away. Kevin Garnett still has the instensity but not the leg strength. Paul Pierce can still shoot but rarely shows the explosiveness that has made him one of the franchise\u2019s top scorers. Ray Allen can\u2019t come off picks quickly enough to get open looks.<\/p>\n
Since the Celtics can\u2019t win with their B game anymore, they need one of the Big Three to step up, plus get creativity from PG\u00a0\u00a0Rajon Rondo and tough inside play from C Kendrick Perkins. But the NBA isn\u2019t planning to shorten the games from 48 to 36 minutes any time soon, so the Celtics will struggle to put away even average teams, like they did Monday at home against a Clippers club that was in the middle of a long road trip and had played the night before.<\/p>\n
On Thursday night the Celtics travel to Orlando, which has its own issues. The Magic have fallen behind the full-speed-ahead Hawks in the Southeast and are having trouble beating teams with winning records. Any team that can lose consecutive games to Washington, Toronto, Chicago and Indiana (combined 74-103) has problems, and the Magic just don\u2019t seem to have the belly fire that got them to The Finals last season. Vince Carter has supplied points but not much else.
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MAVERICKS vs. SUNS<\/strong><\/h3>\nTime:<\/strong> Thursday 10:30 ET
\nVenue<\/strong>: US Airways Center, Phoenix
\nSpread<\/strong>: Suns -2
\nOver\/Under<\/strong>: 216.5<\/p>\nSpeaking of wearing down,<\/strong> the Suns seem to have lost complete interest in playing without the ball. Charlotte, one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league, took down the Suns in overtime Tuesday night and put 114 on the board.<\/p>\nIt doesn\u2019t help that the Mavericks, the best road team (16-8) in the Western Conference, come to town.<\/p>\n
Making matters worse for Phoenix, Grant Hill has a bruised heel and Amare Stoudemire has been the subject of about a dozen trade rumors.<\/p>\n
BEST PARLAY BET:\u00a0Boston-Orlando is hard to read as neither team seems too concerned about what\u2019s happening the regular season. Perkins always seems to give Dwight Howard trouble, even in Orlando, and Boston did win there earlier this season. But the Celtics have too many warts right now and are a good fade option. In Game 2 Dallas seems a lock, but one odd stat sticks out: In their last 26 Thursday games, the Mavs are 5-21. God knows why. After a fast start, Phoenix has trended under in home games over the last month. Orlando -3.5 in Game 1, the under in Game 2.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nGet Your Free $10 Bet Today at Sportsbook.com<\/h4>\n
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