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Ross Benjamin</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>
Guaranteed Selections</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top></TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=right>June 5, 2008</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>
Los Angeles @ Boston 9:05 PM ET
Play On:
Under 192.0 (15*)
Both of these teams should show a lot of rust especially in the in the early going. The Lakers will enter the game on 6 days of rest and the Celtics with 5 days since eliminating the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. Boston has gone under the total in all 14 games this season with the total 196.0 or less, they held their previous game opponent to 88 points or less, and their current opponent scored 100 points or more. The Lakers have gone under the total in all 7 games this season as a road underdog with the total 206.5 or less and when they scored 100 points or more in their previous game. The Celtics are #1 in scoring defense in the 2008 Playoffs and were #2 in the same category during the regular season. The Lakers are underrated defensively because of the fast paced style. During the regular season the Lakers were #6 in field goal percentage defense and #1 in defensive rebounding.
Any NBA Finals Game 1 home team playing on 3 or more days of rest with a total of 206.5 or less, versus an opponent playing on 6 days or less of rest has gone under the total in 10 of 12 games since 1990. Any NBA Finals home favorite of 6.0 or less that has a winning percentage of .750 or better, versus an opponent with a win percentage of .840 or less has gone under the total in all 9 games since 1990.
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