Boston Celtics (108,5 pts) - Charlotte Hornets Good evening to all. At TD Garden in Boston Celtics welcome them Hornets, at 01:00 Monday morning.
With two wins against the Pistons and Mavericks replied Celtics in the two stick defeats suffered by the Sixers and Pacers. Purpose tonight third successive success before the team travels to Toronto on Christmas Day to face the Raptors champions. Injury problems remain for the team of Brad Stevens who will be deprived of the services of Smart and Hayward tonight. Tatum and Brown are in very good condition, while Kemba, despite the victory over the Pistons, remained at 2! points with 0/6 shots, was decisive in the double taken by the "Celts" in Dallas. Naturally, the offensive weight falls on these three tonight as well. 19-7 the record of the Celtics who are in 2nd place in the western region.
They didn't beat the Jazz yesterday and lost 107-114 Hornets, although they were even ahead by a double-digit margin. This was the 3rd defeat of the team in the last 4 which is in the 9th place of the eastern region with a record of 13-19.
This will be the second meeting of the two opponents this year with the first match going to the Celtics (87-108 at Charlotte's Spectrum Center).
In summary, comfortable domination of the hosts I see for tonight. They are very strong inside, superb quality and are back2back for the Hornets in the match. The same thing is seen by companies, placing the handicap at 13,5 points. I won't get it, but I'll go with the team over 108,5 in Celtics points. 110,9 goals per game this season, with the visitors conceding 110,6. Both are trying to run at times in their games, and the Hornets' defense is likely to be tired from a point on.
