Dallas at Boston

The Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks are still good teams, but both are a step down from the elite status they have had in the recent past. They can no longer control games with their offense for 48 minutes, and Boston who has always been a pillar of strength on the defensive end of the floor, is still getting it done. Over the Celtics’ last six games they are holding opponents to less than 90 points per game in regulation minutes. Dallas has scored well in their last two games vs. open-floor teams, but failed to get to the century mark in their previous six, averaging just over 91 ppg.  The last seven in this series have failed to reach the total in six of those seven. I like the UNDER.