NBA Betting - Celtics Will Win in Six

So the Celtics finally got their break last night, and they are now one game away from stealing this series and winning their second NBA title in three years. To be honest, I was a bit surprised about Game 5.

NBA Betting Odds:

Boston Celtics +6.5
Los Angeles Lakers -6.5
O/U 187.5

I kinda got this awful feeling after Game 3 that the Lakers will eventually steal one more from Boston to then close at Los Angeles; it sounded too easy now that I think about it.

NBA betting fans should now that the Lakers ship left Kobe alone in the last two games. It was both the bench and the starting players; think about, if Kobe wasn´t nearly as amazing in the third quarter last night, it would it be a monumental beating by the Celtics.

However with all that, the Lakers were close to tying the game in the last two minutes because Boston lacked the tempo to close the deal.

Two things happened that will be a key on the next to games.  First Paul Pierce woke up, finally.

And suddenly the Lakers are against the wall, something that hasn´t happen since the Oklahoma City series.

To me, the Lakers could win the next one but it won´t be nearly as easy as it was in Game One. You have to realize this is another series, a hard one with a tough physical game.

Before the series started, I took the Celtics in six and I’m sticking with it. They could steal this one because of the momentum and the pressure on the Lakers right now.

The games that Los Angeles was winning before are gone. Suddenly Pierce can shoot, and Garnet has healthy knees and can play physical against Gasol.

Take Boston because six points to cover in a must-win game against a great defensive team is too hard.