Boston Celtics – New Orleans Pelicans / NBA – Although Boston are favorites in this match, with a run of seven consecutive wins, they will not find it easy against the pelicans, who rely on two outstanding big players. In the current season, these two teams have not met and both teams have a positive record in the last ten matches.
Boston Celtics
Boston has a pretty good form and has won in the last seven matches. Unlike most NBA teams, a few days ago they hosted a regular-season match outside of North America, more specifically in London, where they beat the 76ers after the 76ers took the lead (down to -22). They have had enough time to rest from the journey, and now they receive the Pelicans, who have so far posted 11 wins and 11 defeats away, but have a positive record against teams from the East (11-5). At this time, Boston is the best team in the East with 34 wins and 10 defeats, and at home they brought 18 wins in 23 matches.
As a team, they are much less efficient than the Pelicans (103-111), but their defense is the best in the league and allows the opponents just 97.7 counterpoints (the Pelicans collect 111 counterpoints and in this regard they are among the worst teams in the league). Your most important task now is to stop center players Davis and Cousins. Bayness and Horford will not have an easy time of it and they will also need help from Morris on the replacement bench. The Boston line can be a head start, especially when Irving is up.
New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans currently occupy the outstanding sixth position of the West with 22 wins and 20 defeats. As mentioned above, they have a brilliant record against teams from the East and they arrive in Boston quite relaxed. They play equally well at home and away and in the last ten matches they have recorded six wins. They are in a mini-series of two victories in a row against Portland (119: 133) and New York (123: 118). Particularly noteworthy is the match against the Knicks, in which they caught up in the third quarter of the gap (had 19 points behind) and after prolonging a victory.
Davis delivered a brilliant game, scoring 48 points, 17 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks, while cousins were all over the terrain, scoring 15 points, 16 rebounds, 7 steals, 5 assists and 3 blocks! Rondo returns to the city where he has achieved his greatest successes and most certainly will receive him in a beautiful way. He will be battling against, as some think, the successor in the NBA league Irving, although Rondo was never known for the points scored, but for excellent assists.
Our Prediction: New Orleans Pelicans win @ 1.93
