Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Phoenix Suns will travel to face the Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night.
Tip time from Boston is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the home team Boston Celtics favored by –5 1/2 points with an over under of 183 points.
Early money from the NBA betting public has come in on the side of the Suns as Boston is now favored by -4 ½ points.
The total has not moved off the opening number of 183 points.
Boston Celtics money line bettors will lay –240 odds with the road underdog Phoenix Suns bringing back +200 odds to win outright with no need for points on their side.
The teams split their two regular season meetings a season ago as each won and covered on their home court.
The totals split right down the middle with one under and one over.
Phoenix will face Boston with a record of 5-9 on the year. The team is 2-5 on the road.
The Suns average 93 points and hit on 45.1% from the floor with 34.3% coming from the three point line. The club hits on 78.6% from the free throw line.
On defense Phoenix allows 96 points and 44.4% shooting. Teams hit on 32.3% from the three point line against them.
The team was on a miserable five game losing streak when they faced New York on Wednesday.
They came away with the 91-88 road win to break this losing streak to the Knicks as a +8 point underdog.
The total came in at under the total of 200 points.
Phoenix hit on 46% from the floor with 7 of 12 coming from the three point line.
They survived getting outrebouned by the Knicks by a margin of 16 rebounds.
Steve Nash led the team with 26 points and 11 assists on 9 of 12 shooting.
Grant Hill contributed with 14 points as he made just 6 of his 15 shots.
Shannon Brown off the bench had 14 points in the win.
Phoenix allowed the Knicks just 37.2% shooting with 4 of 15 coming from the three point line.
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Boston enters this game with Phoenix at 5-8 in the 2011-12 campaign. The club is 4-4 on their home court.
The Celtics post up 90 points and hit on 45.1% of their shots a game with 42.9% coming from the three point line.
On defense Boston surrenders 91 points and 43.4% shooting. Opponents hit on 32.8% from the three point line against them.
They broke their five game losing streak on Wednesday with the 96-73 home win against the Toronto Raptors as a -9 point betting favorite.
The over under landed under the closing total of 175 ½ points.
The Celtics got off to a good start to the game going ahead 29-14 after one quarter.
Boston connected on 47.9% from the floor with 6 of 16 shooting from the three point line.
They outhustled the Raptors on the glass by a 45-38 rebounding differential.
Rajon Rondo led the Celtics with 21 points on 7 of 8 shooting from the field.
Kevin Garnett had 15 points and seven rebounds as he made 5 of his 7 shots.
Off the bench Brandon Bass had 13 points with nine rebounds.
They allowed Phoenix 37.7% shooting with 4 of 15 coming from three.
Trend: Boston Celtics are 8-1-1 to the under in their past 10 games.
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