The Celtics and LA Lakers Game 4 on Thursday evening on ABC television enjoyed a 11.6 rating and that is was the highest rating of a Game 4 of the NBA Finals ever since back in 2004. This series has also been receiving better ratings than it did in 2008. In the long run the Los Angeles Lakers were out played in Game 4 with Gasol and Odom only having two rebounds in the game and for their part the Celts’ Davis controlled the inside.

This Game 5 was a crucial game that both the Celts and the Los Angeles Lakers needed badly to win! Why? Considering the Los Angeles Lakers can end the series in Game 6 in LA if the Celts lost. On the other side if the Los Angeles Lakers lose then they have dug themselves a deep, deep hole and will they be able to get over that?

For Game 5 the Celtics were the preferred pick by a minor 53.9 % over the Los Angeles Lakers. In terms of the backboards they’re even for re-bounding with the Celtics 51 – 42 for LA Lakers and that data will definitely be a factor on NBA Playoff Gambling and the NBA Playoff Odds makers combined with the shooting and 3 point leaders. The Los Angeles Lakers out shot 45.2 to the Celts 44.7 from the court in the shooting statistics – also quite close. The Celtics completed 4 3-pointers while the Los Angeles Lakers made 7 of the 3 pointers from the court. Very close are the turnover statistics with the Celts having 12 to the Los Angeles Lakers 15 turn overs. Look into the NBA Playoff Gambling lines and NBA Playoff probabilities!

The key concern for this match for the Los Angeles Lakers was that they have some injury issues primarily with their center Bynum. He only played a sum of 12 minutes in the past game and that granted Boston’s biggies the possibility to score 54 points. The Boston Celtics might have been difficult to defeat in this Sunday evening game in Boston if they might get Ray Allen back on target and get a continued effort from Glen Davis and Paul Pierce.

And, needless to say, difficult they were when the Celts won the game in a final score of 92-86. This brought the series score to 2-3, with the Celts at the top. It’s difficult to say who’s going to take the NBA Finals now. Paul Pierce was a little cocky back at the end of Game 2 in Los Angeles when he exclaimed that they weren’t coming back to Los Angeles after their victory there. Sadly for Pierce, the Celtics lost one of their home matches, guaranteeing a trip back to Los Angeles on Tuesday evening. Nevertheless, they’re just one victory away from taking the whole series and then the NBA Finals tournament.

The Next Game:

The Los Angeles Lakers at home against the Celtics, on Tuesday, June 15

The basketball Odds makers had the early lines for the NBA Finals Game 5 for the Celtics – 3 and the Total Over/Under 188 and the Celtics are -155 and the LA Lakers are 135 on the Money Line.


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