Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics 4/17/2019 Picks Predictions Previews

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics 4/17/2019 Picks Predictions Previews
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The Indiana Pacers did not fare so well in their first round of the playoff match against the Celtics at the TD Garden in Boston Sunday night. Indiana had its opportunity to take the match after leading by 11 at the half but scored poorly in the third quarter with only 8 points. The Pacers scored a total of 29 points in the second half, its worst in the season. PG Cory Joseph delivered 14 points followed by SF Bojan Bogdanovic with 12, the only starter with double digit scoring while PF Domantas Sabonis had 7 points and 9 rebounds in a failed bid to win the match. The Pacers were 33% from the field and had 13 lost ball possessions.

Indiana will challenge Boston’s dominance with 108.0 ppg at 47.5% from the field while restraining foes to score at 104.7 ppg. The Pacers have 43.0 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 4.9 blocks, and 8.7 steals per match. SF Bojan Bogdanovic leads the scoring team with 18.0 ppg, 49.7% in FG shooting, and 80.7% from the free throw area. The team is 6-4 SU in its last 10 matches and 9 out of its 12 road matches went under the totals. Indiana is 0-1 in the quarterfinal playoffs in the Eastern Conference.

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Predictions 4/17/2019

While in Boston, the Celtics have to do more than just play street basketball as what it had depicted in game 1 of the best of seven series against the Indiana Pacers. The Celtics performance was a far cry from its previous matches and is not within the League’s best. The Celtics defeated the Pacers with a score of 84-74 but it was NBA professional basketball at its worst. PG Kyrie Irving and SF Marcus Morris delivered 20 points each rallying behind 11 points at the half. SF Jayson Tatum followed with 15, PF Al Horford made 10 points and pounded 11 rebounds while SF Gordon Hayward had 10 to help the Celtics win over the Pacers.

Boston overturned a game which critics called short of a a rock fight and managed to put a lead by as much as 22 points in the 4th quarter with 112.4 ppg at %46.5 from the field while restricting foes to score at 108.0 ppg. The Celtics are averaging with 44.5 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 5.3 blocks, and 8.6 steals per contest. Irving is the leading scorer of Boston with 23.8 ppg, 48.7% in FG shooting, and 87.3% from the free throw line. The team is 7-3 SU in its last 10 matches and 1-8 ATS in its last 9 matches at the TD Garden. Boston is up 1-0 in the playoff quarterfinals.

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics. The NBA Pick for this match is Boston Celtics -7.5. If the Boston Celtics play poor NBA basketball in its recent match, the Pacers are even worse that they managed to score with 29 points in 24 minutes of regulation time. Boston PG Marcus Smart was found to have a torn oblique on his left side and will miss the first and second rounds of the Eastern playoffs. An under is probable with Boston ranking 7th in defense and Indiana at 3rd in the same category. Predicted to win this match is Boston to a score of 103-95.

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