Celtics vs. Spurs Free Selection - Matt Fargo

[Shame About Ray]

Matt Fargo
Boston Celtics vs. San Antonio Spurs (NBA) - Mar 17, 2008 8:35 PM EDT
Play: Point Spread: -3.5/-105 San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs are back home following a disastrous road trip where they went 0-3, culminated by a loss at Philadelphia on Saturday. San Antonio has dropped five straight road games but at home, it has won seven in a row. This team desperately needs to get back into the groove, similar to the one it had just a couple weeks ago when it won 11 straight games. The Spurs were 15-1 in a string of 16 games and that one defeat was in Boston which gives San Antonio even more motivation this time around.

This is the start of a brutal run for the Celtic who face four of the top teams in the Western Conference during this roadtrip. With Houston on deck tomorrow, will the Celtics be prepared for tonight or looking ahead to break that 22-game winning and trying to prove they are still the best team in the NBA? It is tough to say but the last time Boston was on a trip like this, it went 2-3 with defeats in the first three games. In their last 12 games, the Celtics have faced only three playoff teams.

For the Celtics, Ray Allen is doubtful for this game but he is most definitely out as head coach Doc Rivers said that he does not want to jeopardize the health of his team heading into the playoffs. We lose some value with the line because of this but it should not even come into play. Back to that first meeting, the Spurs were without Tony Parker and San Antonio still had a chance but Boston got the call, going to the free throw line 34 times compared to just 13 times for the Spurs.

As mentioned, San Antonio is home after that three-game roadtrip and this is a spot it has thrived in all season long. When coming back to the AT&T Center following at least two consecutive road games, the Spurs are 7-1 straight up and 5-2-1 ATS. The lone outright loss came against the Pistons after getting outscored by 15 points in the first quarter. Those seven wins came by an average of 11.4 ppg. Boston is 43-8 against teams ranked outside the top 10 but just 9-5 against the ten best in the NBA including a 3-3 road mark. Play San Antonio Spurs 1 Unit

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