NBA Picks: Cavaliers vs Celtics NBA Odds – April 4, 2010: A potential preview of this year’s Eastern Conference Finals happens today at the TD Garden, as the conference leading (60-16) Cleveland Cavaliers [-2] travel to Bean Town to take on the sports betting odds underdog (47-28) Boston Celtics [+2]. While the Cavaliers come in winners of three in a row, the C’s limp into this matchup losers of three consecutive games. This game is set to tipoff at 1:05 PM ET (12 PM CT) and it will be broadcasted live on ABC Sports.
LeBron James and the Cavs became just the ninth franchise in league history to post consecutive 60-win season. But the main objective for Cleveland right now is to clinch home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. This could be accomplished with a victory over Boston this afternoon. The OVER/UNDER for this, NBA Picks: Cavaliers vs Celtics NBA Odds – April 4, 2010 game is set at a combined total of 193 points.
“Our goals are much bigger than winning 60 games or clinching home court or anything like that,” James said. “But you can't take something like that for granted. When those goals happen, you embrace it.”
For the Celtics, this has been an up and down season. Going into today, Boston currently occupies just the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, trailing Atlanta by 1½, Orlando by 5½ and the Cavs by 12½ games. The Celtics’ latest woes are in part to sloppy defense, uncharacteristically.
“We're not going to win a lot if we're giving up 101 a night,” stated Boston head coach Doc Rivers after Boston’s 119-114 loss to Houston.
