9:08 pm
June 8

Warriors @ Celtics

Who will WIN this matchup?

Golden State Warriors (53-29)

@ Boston Celtics (51-31)

 

Current odds:

Golden State Warriors: (+128)

Boston Celtics: (-154)

 

• The line for this game is Celtics by 3.5 points.

• The Boston Celtics have made themselves at home on the road in the playoffs, winning eight of their first 10 away games before falling flat in their last outing. The Celtics look to right the ship and embrace the comforts of home on Wednesday when they host Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Boston posted a 120-108 win in the series opener in San Francisco last Thursday before dropping a 107-88 decision three nights later.

• Now the best-of-seven series shifts to TD Garden, where the Celtics have lost four of their last seven games in front of their home fans. And Boston will try to rebound against a Golden State team that has won at least one road game in each of its last 26 playoff series, an NBA record run that began in 2013.

• Tatum answered a dismal 3-for-17 shooting performance in Game 1 by scoring 21 of his team-high 28 points in the first half of Game 2. Unfortunately for Boston, it was done in by being outscored 35-14 in a disastrous third quarter on Sunday to see a modest halftime deficit balloon to 23 points. Jaylen Brown limped through a 5-for-17 shooting performance in Game 2 to finish with 17 points.

• The status of Celtics big man Robert Williams III could be something to watch after he was listed as questionable with left knee soreness. Williams has missed just one of the last nine games despite the constant pain in the knee.

• Golden State star Stephen Curry is playing a pretty good version of basketball while competing in his sixth NBA Finals. The two-time NBA MVP leads all players in the series in points (63), field goals made (21) and 3-pointers made (12) — and this against the best defensive team in the NBA this season.

• Jordan Poole made five 3-pointers to highlight his 17-point performance off the bench in Game 2.

• Golden State listed three players as questionable: Andre Iguodala (right knee), Gary Payton II (left elbow) and Otto Porter Jr. (left foot).

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Boston Celtics
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