NBA Basketball Matchup: Boston Celtics (37-26) vs Atlanta Hawks (37-25)
This is actually a huge game between two teams likely to meet in the first round of the playoffs.
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NBA Handicapping Predictions – Magic vs Celtics
The Magic are still without their big gun in Dwight Howard, but they have still won 2 straight and have clinched a playoff berth.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Celtics vs Knicks
Boston just finished a back-to-back-to-back scheduling spot Sunday. The Knicks had a difficult fourth quarter Sunday afternoon and they dropped a tough home game to the Miami Heat.
NBA Handicapping Predictions – Hawks vs Celtics
The jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference playoff standings is in full form right now.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Celtics vs Heat
The Boston Celtics are looking to finish strong. They have won their last two games by 14 and 24 points and 7 of their last 9.
NBA Handicapping Predictions – 76ers vs Celtics
The Celtics snapped the Pacers 4-game winning streak in their last game, but they still trail Indianapolis by 2.5 games for the 4th playoff seed in the East.
TNT NBA Handicapping Predictions – Celtics vs Bulls
Derrick Rose participated in his first full contact practice in weeks Wednesday night, but he is still listed as questionable for this contest. Boston has been playing much better basketball of late.
Boston Red Sox (0-0) vs Detroit Tigers (0-0)
I know it is early but I don’t like the look of this Red Sox team. They had an epic collapse last year and I don’t see where they are improved at all heading into this season. A bunch of players had great years last season and it still wasn’t enough.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Jazz vs Celtics
The Utah Jazz will come to Boston off a much-needed day of rest and having won nine of its last 10, aiming to change history, with a rare road win over the Celtics at TD Garden on Wednesday night.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Celtics vs 76ers
As this is being written the Boston Celtics are leading Milwaukee and if they hang on they will be entering this contest just a half a game behind the division leading Philadelphia.
NBA Handicapping Predictions – Celtics vs Bucks
Milwaukee was one of the most active teams around the trade deadline. The Bucks got rid of the injured Andrew Bogut, but they picked up Monta Ellis.
Boston Celtics (19-17) vs Philadelphia 76ers (22-17)
The Boston Celtics are playing very well right now. They have won 4 in a row heading into their Tuesday nighter against Houston, even though there are all sorts of trade rumours swirling around the team.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Nets vs Celtics
The Celtics avoided what would have been a heart breaking collapse against a very mediocre team in Cleveland, and now will look to keep any kind of momentum gained from that win heading into their matchup with the Nets on Friday night.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Celtics vs Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder have one thing standing in between them and their 11th straight home win Wednesday night–the Boston Celtics.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Celtics vs Bulls
Derrick Rose hasn’t played for a little over a week, and he is expected to miss this game as well.
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Still, the Celtics will have a difficult game against the Bulls in Chicago. Kevin Garnett missed last night’s game for the Celtics, and he is questionable for this one. These teams have split their last six meetings with each other. Boston beat the Bulls 95-91 on Sunday, so Chicago will be looking for revenge in this one.
Boston has benefited nicely from the return of point guard Rajon Rondo. Rondo is arguably the team’s best player at this point, and he is the facilitator for the offense. Rondo averages 9.8 assists per game. Paul Pierce leads the Celtics in scoring at 17.8 per contest. Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, and Kevin Garnett all average about 14 points per game. Brandon Bass is out until the end of the month, and that is a significant loss for the Celtics in the paint. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Boston has been winning with defense of late. Last night’s loss to Detroit was unexplainable, and Boston will have to play much better if they expect to win this one on the road.
The Bulls miss Derrick Rose in a big way, but this is still a decent team without Rose. Luol Deng put up 23 points Tuesday against Sacramento, and he seems to be fully healthy once again.
Chicago has no shortage of quality big men with Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer, Taj Gibson, and Omer Asik. Kyle Korver and C.J. Watson are both shooting it very well from deep this year for the Bulls, but it is much more difficult for them to get open looks without Rose in the lineup.
The Bulls are one of the best rebounding teams in the league, and they will need to control the glass to win this game.
The Bulls are 10-1 at home, and the Celtics are notoriously bad on the back end of a back-to-back. I think Chicago will dominate in the paint and win this one.
Prediction: Chicago 91 Boston 87
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Bulls vs Celtics – NBA Handicapping
Two of the East’s top teams will do battle on Sunday when the Chicago Bulls face off with the Boston Celtics in Beantown.
