[rake922]

Massive game today in Brooklyn as the Nets try to avoid a the embarrassment of a sweep


Do the Celtics take game 4 and the series today?????

[Bostongambler]

I say Celts win, but I’m not that confident.

[jjgold]

Yes

Nets east tonight

Things will go right

[lakerboy]

No it's over. They have no interest

[Bostongambler]

Line moving to pick . Get it now .

[kimwash78]

Does it matter?
They will lose to Milwaukee
Celtics will do what they always do in the playoffs

[gshock1]

Sweep incoming!

[Bostongambler]

Does it matter?
They will lose to Milwaukee
Celtics will do what they always do in the playoffs

Have been watching the games, kikimart?

[manny24]

you can only hold Durant back so long before he explodes for a 40+ game

rare to see him shooting poorly past couple outings

Nets win

[kimwash78]

Have been watching the games, kikimart?

First of all
Brooklyn only has Kyrie and Durant
And kyrie has been in space and Durant mediocre
As for mil they play as a team
So does the my heat if u get past mil
Obviously all of Boston thinks they are the best team
But they are in for a rude awakening
Tatum chokes a lot
Just like they think mac jones is a good qb
Highly overrated

[Bostongambler]

So you don’t notice the lockdown D that they having been playing and all the league is talking about?

Milwaukee plays a team game yes, but they don’t have the 1-2 super stars like the Nets and the Celts have them razzled.

[lakerboy]

Zero value in this game.

[Bostongambler]

And the last half of the year no one has played better especially on the defensive end.

Some talking heads are even saying they could be the best defensive team ever.

[kimwash78]

So you don’t notice the lockdown D that they having been playing and all the league is talking about?

Milwaukee plays a team game yes, but they don’t have the 1-2 super stars like the Nets and the Celts have them razzled.

Wow..
They look good to the league Bc Brooklyn has been overhyped all year
All u have to do is double Durant
Mil has shooters when Giannis isn’t driving
A big man w Lopez who yes thinks he’s a three pt specialist but better than what Brooklyn has

[agendaman]

k.durant just wants to go home.

[kimwash78]

And the last half of the year no one has played better especially on the defensive end.

Some talking heads are even saying they could be the best defensive team ever.

Anyone who says that
With the way the basketball league in general play defense doesn’t know sports
It’s a different game now
Give me pj tuckers defense anyday over any of Boston defenders
Plus Steve Nash bad coach
Doesn’t know his ass from
His elbow

[kimwash78]

Ill be the first to say Miami isn’t the best team they ever had or close
Adebayo takes off games
Overrated
Butler only shows up in playoff’s but shouldn’t get the ball in the last min of games
Spoelstra not a hood coach etc
But one injury changes everything
But Boston is a good team
Not great
And why didn’t Udoka take out Pritchard after he played so well first half?

[Mac4Lyfe]

And the last half of the year no one has played better especially on the defensive end.
Some talking heads are even saying they could be the best defensive team ever.

Miami's defense is damn good too.

[mjsuax13]

They have no interest

The most accurate post here. These guys are done.

Maybe Kyrie can argue with someone about how he’s set for life after the sweep.

Maybe KD can tell us all it’s “just hoop” and people don’t know the game like he does.

Maybe Ben Simmons can… well, just retire man.

[d2bets]

Miami's defense is damn good too.

Miami/Boston should be the ECF and will be a good one.

[rake922]

I say Celts win, but I’m not that confident.

are you going to the game?

[Mac4Lyfe]

Miami/Boston should be the ECF and will be a good one.

I agree. Both teams play stifling defense. That would be a dog fight of a series. Ali/Frazier.

Still hard for me to count the Bucks out just yet though. A part of me says they're extremely overrated but they are the defending champs.

[pilebuck13]

Scott foster officiating does the NBA let this continue with this clown or is to much heat on them

[Mac4Lyfe]

Do you really think Kyrie wants to go back to Boston??? To endure all that heat? Hell no. Kyrie is done. He won't show up tonight. Not happening. I'll be surprised if he scores double digits tonight.

[jjgold]

Line is basically a pick
Nobody knows who is going to win

Why everyone here broke

[asiagambler]

Public sentiment seems to be shifting. I have to side with the Nets at pk odds

[d2bets]

I agree. Both teams play stifling defense. That would be a dog fight of a series. Ali/Frazier.

Still hard for me to count the Bucks out just yet though. A part of me says they're extremely overrated but they are the defending champs.

They are not getting past Boston without a healthy Middleton. I don't think Boston is giving them easy open looks all day like Chicago has.

[Bostongambler]

are you going to the game?

No, it’s in Brooklyn.

[KVB]

Agreed. Bettors seeking value may already see it in Brooklyn but as that line drops it will only increase the value.

Boston has gone from the moneyline nobody wants in the Foster thread to the public taking them on the road against the Nets.

I think the shift has happened.

Even with the matchups and recent performance, different levels of percentage stacking "sharp" Forecasts vary but do see a Nets win.

My non predictive public gauge shows Boston winning by 5 points.

I don't know who will win, this game is loaded, but the environment for the Nets is developing there. For what it's worth.

I think this is why they are a slight favorite, the books like the way they have split the money and I think they didn't mind generating some Boston action early, and as that action gains traction, they will start seeking those Nets bettors.

I think we saw a similar mechanism at work in the Phoe/NO series.

Good Luck whatever you bet.

[Ian]

The Celtics line has steamed down a full point from +2 to +1. I get the sense that the Celtics are all-in on this game. They need to get rest for players like Robert Williams, they don't want to have to deal with an upgraded Nets defense if Ben Simmons is back for games 5-7, and they don't want to open up a window for the Kyrie and KD to figure out the Celtics defense and make the series close.

OTOH, the Celtics are super public, on the road, and pretty close in value to the Nets. I'm leaning toward a small bet on Boston, but at only +1 I may just lay off.

Just my opinion...

[KVB]

Good thoughts Ian ^^^.

I think you have a grasp of this game and the situation, whatever you choose to bet.

That is my opinion.

[rake922]

The Celtics line has steamed down a full point from +2 to +1. I get the sense that the Celtics are all-in on this game. They need to get rest for players like Robert Williams, they don't want to have to deal with an upgraded Nets defense if Ben Simmons is back for games 5-7, and they don't want to open up a window for the Kyrie and KD to figure out the Celtics defense and make the series close.

OTOH, the Celtics are super public, on the road, and pretty close in value to the Nets. I'm leaning toward a small bet on Boston, but at only +1 I may just lay off.

Just my opinion...

Robert Williams has rested for weeks

[KVB]

Point of seeking rest is still valid though. It's a broader point and often considered by bettors.

Tough to turn it into a predictive metric though.

Sort of off topic but I have been saying that when it comes to capping the NBA, especially the long regular season, it can be more about capping the percentage chance a player even plays.

This is the new forefront of NBA capping as load management becomes a thing. There are sophisticated bettors and models that are beginning to work on regressions here.

Note they manage load regular season, but expand the playoffs for more games, like the play in tourney.

lol

[JIBBBY]

Nets are done.. I think they are thinking Cancun and fishing at this point. Vacation time after this loss. They don't have any answers at this point. Packing it in.

[b1slickguy]

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