Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors (-1, 189)
Just when everybody was ready to write the aging Boston Celtics off into the sunset, they have crawled back to respectability.
Boston has won seven of its last nine and has covered the number in six of its last seven. The Celtics got 21 points and eight rebounds from Kevin Garnett en route to a 94-85 win over Atlanta as 5.5-point underdogs on Monday.
"It was a game of runs really. It started with our defense,” coach Doc Rivers told reporters. “We were angry last night because we lost the game (to the Lakers) because we didn't get any stops down the stretch. We talked about it, if we're going to be a defensive team, you've got to get stops down the stretch of the game—and we did that. And offensively, we just executed our stuff."
The Celtics have their work cut out for them Wednesday. Golden State is coming off a couple of nice wins over the Clippers and Mavericks while Boston has struggled on the road all year.
Still, it's hard to know how the Warriors will react after sending Monta Ellis, power forward Ekpe Udoh and Kwame Brown to the Bucks for Andrew Bogut and forward Stephen Jackson.
Pick: Celtics +++
Utah Jazz at Phoenix Suns (4.5, 198)
It’s been an interesting week for the Utah Jazz, but so far at least, they’ve handled everything like pros.
Raja Bell was back in the starting lineup Monday after being sent home from the team’s recent road trip for clashing with coach Tyrone Corbin and while he managed just one point in 27 minutes of work in a win over Detroit, it seems as though he and Corbin have turned the page.
"He’s been around this league long enough and he’s been through enough ups and downs and tough situations to know when the game’s on you play," Corbin told reporters.
Meanwhile, Al Jefferson went off for 33 points and 12 rebounds and drilled the first trey of his career at the final buzzer, just hours after learning his 82-year-old grandmother had died unexpectedly.
Utah has now played over in four of its last five while Phoenix just dropped 124 points in a loss to Minnesota.
Pick: Over +++
Just when everybody was ready to write the aging Boston Celtics off into the sunset, they have crawled back to respectability.
Boston has won seven of its last nine and has covered the number in six of its last seven. The Celtics got 21 points and eight rebounds from Kevin Garnett en route to a 94-85 win over Atlanta as 5.5-point underdogs on Monday.
"It was a game of runs really. It started with our defense,” coach Doc Rivers told reporters. “We were angry last night because we lost the game (to the Lakers) because we didn't get any stops down the stretch. We talked about it, if we're going to be a defensive team, you've got to get stops down the stretch of the game—and we did that. And offensively, we just executed our stuff."
The Celtics have their work cut out for them Wednesday. Golden State is coming off a couple of nice wins over the Clippers and Mavericks while Boston has struggled on the road all year.
Still, it's hard to know how the Warriors will react after sending Monta Ellis, power forward Ekpe Udoh and Kwame Brown to the Bucks for Andrew Bogut and forward Stephen Jackson.
Pick: Celtics +++
Utah Jazz at Phoenix Suns (4.5, 198)
It’s been an interesting week for the Utah Jazz, but so far at least, they’ve handled everything like pros.
Raja Bell was back in the starting lineup Monday after being sent home from the team’s recent road trip for clashing with coach Tyrone Corbin and while he managed just one point in 27 minutes of work in a win over Detroit, it seems as though he and Corbin have turned the page.
"He’s been around this league long enough and he’s been through enough ups and downs and tough situations to know when the game’s on you play," Corbin told reporters.
Meanwhile, Al Jefferson went off for 33 points and 12 rebounds and drilled the first trey of his career at the final buzzer, just hours after learning his 82-year-old grandmother had died unexpectedly.
Utah has now played over in four of its last five while Phoenix just dropped 124 points in a loss to Minnesota.
Pick: Over +++
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