The season is on the line for the Boston Celtics as they head to Philadelphia down 3-2 in their best-of-7 series. Can they stave off elimination or will the 76ers advance to their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2001? Tip-off is live at 7.30 pm on ESPN, I've prepared a Same Game Parlay which you can find below.
Last night I landed a +516 odds Miami Heat vs New York Knicks SGP, I'm going for back-to-back winners this evening! Be sure to also check our NBA Predictions page for picks on the side and total for Game 6 of Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns.
Let's dive into my bet now.
Boston Celtics 1 – 10 Win Margin (+175)
From Jayson Tatum starting games off poorly to head coach Joe Mazzulla not using his time-outs late in games, there's a lot we can criticize the Boston Celtics for over the past couple of games in this series. Maybe the season being on the line for them serves as a wakeup call tonight? They were in this exact situation in last season's Playoffs when they trailed the Milwaukee Bucks 3-2 with Game 6 being on the road. They were able to pull that one out thanks to 46 points from Jayson Tatum, and then proceeded to blow them out in Game 7 as well. Ime Udoka might no longer be their head coach, but the experience has remained with the team so I'm not expecting the Celtics to roll over here. You can't take anything away from the Sixers and their Game 5 win, but my worry with them is Doc Rivers. He is the only coach in NBA history to lose 3 series after being up 3-1, he also blew the 2010 NBA Finals when he was up 3-2, he lost in Round 1 as the higher seed 3 times and he& #39;s yet to win a series as the lower seeded team. Game 6 will go down the wire, and despite the Celtics choking in that scenario in Game 4 I have them winning this game and forcing a decider on Saturday.