It’s getting chippy.
After a tough hit in Recreation 1, Jayson Tatum is “day-to-day” in response to head coach Joe Mazzulla with a bone bruise. The group later introduced that he’s “uncertain” with ESPN’s Sham Charania reporting that it’s a ache tolerance difficulty that might stretch late into the playoffs. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s mid-air collision on Saturday was dismissed as a circumstance of playoff basketball, nevertheless it’s clear that this sequence is barely going to get just a little extra bodily as we transfer alongside.
However in case you ask head coach Joe Mazzulla who yelled out to Tatum to “GET UP,” it’s all about “love.”
With the sequence getting nastier, let’s focus our parlay on who may be the enforcers in Recreation 2. Jaylen Brown limped into the playoffs nursing a bone bruise. He’s constantly mentioned that he’ll work by means of the damage and within the opener, he seemed strong. The 16 factors, 5 rebounds, and two assists had been effectively beneath his season averages, however his knee didn’t appear to be bothering him, even in opposition to a bodily Orlando group.
The Japanese Convention Finals and Finals MVP’s greatest space of enchancment this season has been his playmaking. His 4.5 assists per recreation was the very best of his profession. Brown and Tatum drove the ball twelve instances every on Sunday and handed out of them over a 3rd of the time and with Tatum out, there may be extra of a premium for Brown to be Boston’s battling ram. FanDuel has JB at a -166 to dish out over 3.5 assists.
Horford was seemingly essentially the most upset with Orlando’s tough play, calling it “one thing additional” from KCP. There are not any stats for “one thing additional” essentially, however Massive Al might transfer in to the beginning lineup and with extra minutes, his counting numbers might go up. In Recreation 1, Orlando grabbed ten offensive rebounds within the first half — these additional possessions added as much as a one-point lead at halftime.
Tatum grabbed 14 boards in Recreation 1, successfully taking part in energy ahead. But when it’s Horford within the beginning lineup, he’ll in all probability snag greater than the 5 he did on Sunday. FanDuel has Horford at +122 to go over 8.5 rebounds in Recreation 2.
With Tatum uncertain, the purpose unfold has tightened a bit from Recreation 1 to Recreation 2, however we nonetheless just like the Celtics even at -10.5 tonight. That 3-leg Identical Recreation Parlay wins you $44.37 with a $10 guess.
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