Few would have predicted that the conference finals this year would end in a couple of series sweeps. That is exactly the prospect we are facing after the Denver Nuggets put away the Los Angeles Lakers last night. Surprisingly, however, it is the #2 seed Celtics who find themselves in a 3-0 hole and playing on the road tonight. The Heat seemed to have delivered a knockout blow with their 26-point win in Game 3. It leaves the visitors ha ving to overcome a monumental challenge to become the first NBA team to come back from 3 games down. With talents such as Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum on their roster, they cannot be completely ruled out.
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Celtics vs Heat first basket best bet: Bam Adebayo (+550)
The Boston Celtics made an adjustment in Game 3 of the series, moving Robert Williams III to the bench. That left an older and far less athletic center in Al Horford jumping for the opening tip. While he was still surprisingly able to overcome Bam Adebayo to win the the opening possession for the Celtics, he should find it tough to pull off the same feat again. The Heat have scored the opening basket in 2 0f the 3 games in this series and should be well positioned to improve on that.