Atlanta at Boston

Atlanta is another banged-up NBA playoffs team, losing Game 3 without Josh Smith, Al Horford (pectoral) or Zaza Pachulia (foot). Smith sat out a 90-84 loss to Boston on Friday after suffering a sprained right knee and aggravating his patellar tendinitis in Game 2. He says he will play today, but that's out of desperation more than the fact that he's healthy, none of which is a good sign for the young Hawks. Without Smith and their two injured centers, the Hawks lacked a post scorer during critical parts of the game. Even Hawks forward Tracy McGrady sprained an ankle he suffered in the first half, so there are problems all over the Atlanta lineup. Boston is home and healthy, with Doc Rivers taking it easy on his veteran players the last month. The Celtics are 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 home games, 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games playing on one day of rest and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games as a home favorite. Play the Celtics in Game 4.