Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Indiana Pacers will travel to take on the Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night.
Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA package.
The point spread came out with the home team Boston Celtics favored by -7 points with an over under of 186 points.
Early money has been Pacers money as the Boston Celtics is now favored by -6 points.
The total has moved down to 185 ½ points.
Boston Celtics money line supporters will lay –240 odds with the road underdog Indiana Pacers bringing back +220 odds to win outright without the aid of points on their side.
In their four game regular season series in 2010-11 it was the Celtics winning and covering three of the four games.
The game came under in three of the four meetings.
The Indiana Pacers will travel to Boston with a record of 4-2 on the year. The club is 2-2 on the road.
Indiana puts up 93 points and hits on 40.2% from the floor with 40.6% shooting from three. The Pacers connect on 78.7% of their free throws.
Defensively the team gives up 93 points and 42.8% shooting. Opponents hit on 33.3% from three against them.
The club looks to bounce back following a 118-83 road loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night as a +7 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing total of 197 points.
The Pacers could only make 34.8% of their shots and 5 of 19 from the three point line. They were very sloppy with 23 turnovers.
Center Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 16 points and 12 rebounds on 7 of 11 shooting.
Tyler Hansbrough poured in 14 points on just 2 of 8 shooting. Hansbrough got to the line 11 times and made 11 free throws.
Guard Paul George had 13 in a losing cause.
Indiana allowed Miami to connect on 52.5% of their shots with 8 of 21 shooting from beyond the arc.
The Boston Celtics will host Indiana with a mark of 4-3 on the 2011-12 campaign. The club is a perfect 3-0 at home.
Boston puts up 95 points and 48% shooting from the floor with 46.7% from three.
On defense the Celtics allow 93 points and 45% shooting. Teams hit on 29.5% from beyond the arc against them.
After three straight losses to star the year head coach Doc Rivers said it was no time to panic.
He was right because the team has responded with four straight wins all too extremely weak opponents.
They are coming off the 89-70 home win on Wednesday night to the New Jersey Nets as a -12 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the total of 180 points.
The Celtics enjoyed a 49.3% shooting night and hit on 6 of 16 from three. The team survived missing 8 of 21 from the free throw line.
They crushed the Nets on the glass by a 45-34 margin.
Paul Pierce led Boston with 24 points on 8 of 14 from the floor and six boards.
Kevin Garnett grabbed 12 rebounds to go with his 14 points.
Brandon Bass contributed with 15 points and 13 rebounds plus he made 7 of 10 from the field.
The Celtics allowed the lowly Nets 40.5% shooting with 4 of 20 makes from three.
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