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NBA Finals Game 5 Prediction Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers: after handing the Lakers their worse defeat of this post-season, the surging Boston Celtics will try to finish the job tonight on LA’s home floor and claim a franchise 17th NBA Championship. After a demoralizing defeat, the Los Angeles Lakers will have to show how resilient of a team they are facing an elimination game tonight. This game 5 of the 2008 NBA Finals is scheduled for 9 pm on the East from the Staples Center in LA, and can be seen on ABC Sports. Despite loosing game 4 in dramatic fashion, SportsBetting.com has the Los Angeles Lakers a -7 pt. betting odds favorites to win game 5 of the 2008 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics (+7). For the Boston Celtics, starting C Perkins is listed as questionable for tonight’s game. But even not having one of their “bigs” available hasn’t been the headlines over the past few days.  What has been, is the fact that head coach Doc Rivers has managed to out coach the Zen Master, Phil Jackson, for the duration of most of these 2008 NBA Finals. The Over/Under for this NBA Finals Game 5 Prediction: Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers is set at a total 191.5 points. Most recently in game 5, when LA jumped out to a huge 24 point lead, and looked like they’re well on their way to tying up this series at 2-2. But Doc countered what LA did in the first half, by playing a small line up of shooters enabling them to spread the floor, force the Lakers to play man-to-man, and thus, to stay home on penetrating drives. Tonight, on Father’s Day, Doc Rivers will be coaching with a heavy heart. Doc Rivers’ father passed away less than a year ago. And thus, tonight, Doc will be spending his first Father’s Day trying to capture his first ever NBA Championship. Can LA recuperate that fast from such a heartbreaking game-4 loss? It’s hard to say, simply because they are a very young team who still has a lot to learn. However, if they cannot bounce back and force this series to go back to Bean Town, rest assured they have learned some very valuable lessons in this series, and in these playoffs. Nevertheless, I wouldn't count LA out just yet. Sports-Odds.com NBA Finals Prediction: BOS +7… even if the Lakers can pick themselves up and win game 5, it will not be by a very comfortable margin. As they showed in game 5, and during the regular season as well, they struggle to close out teams in blow out situations.
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