Orlando has the fourth best defense in the NBA and Boston has the fifth.
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The total for Game 1 is 189.5, that is 21 points lower than the total in Phoenix and Los Angeles’ first game.īoth teams have the defense to play in a series like this. While the Western Conference Finals could be a shootout, this series is likely going to be a war of attrition with lower scores. In the four games this season between the two teams Orlando owns a 3-1 record. The past history does not favor Orlando but it is hard to ignore how efficient they have been lately. The Miami Heat were upset in 2005 by the Detroit Pistons and last year Orlando knocked off Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Finals after LeBron and company swept the first two rounds. The only other teams to sweep the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs since the first round was expanded to best-of-seven series were eliminated in the very next round.
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For one, they have only played eight games in this postseason and by the time Sunday and Game 1 rolls around they would have had 29 days off in this postseason. Overall Orlando is now on a 27-3 SU run dating back to late February.īut things could get tricky in this round for Orlando. The Magic have opened the playoffs with eight straight wins to sweep the Bobcats and the Hawks. Even before Cleveland was upset the Eastern Conference playoffs appeared to be Orlando’s to lose.
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The Boston Celtics ousted the favored Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the NBA playoffs, but a new favorite has emerged.