The Boston Celtics team will host their arch from Los Angeles, Lakers, on Saturday night on National TV.
With the presence of two seeds No. 2 at the conference meeting for each of them, it seems to be a good planning!
Seriously, this game did not necessarily look all this fun a few months ago when Lakers was decent, but now they rise and look like the tyrant.
There is also a recovery in The Celtics, who were healthy but directed by Lakers 117-96 on January 23 in Arena Crypto.com in Los Angeles. This team, of course, still appears Anthony Davis, who no longer exists.
Lakers does not want something more than adding another title to match the CelTics at all in 18, but it seems easier than doing it. Lakers are still somewhat long to win all of this in Betmgm with the fourth best possibility in +1000, with CelTics and OKLahoma City Thunder in a participant position in +25, but is it surprising that anyone will see Los Angeles and Buston a confrontation in the finals?
Let’s take a look at some of the main stories in the face of Saturday night (8:30 pm Easter, ABC).
Liberon Modification
After acquiring Luka Dončić-Oh yes, this was not a dream of fever, which actually happened-and the main coach JJ Redick found some fun ways to benefit from LeBron James, especially as a prominent 6-foot threat and 250 lbs can cut and move in general to registration sites with Dončić as a major assistant.
James, whose average reached 29.4 points and 10.5 rebounds during his past eight games, believes that his shots come easily more than before, and shooting 53.8 % during that time is evidence of the concept.
In many ways, James turned into power forward, where he always seemed physical, without giving up other areas of his group of skills.
What about Lakr Donic?
As for Dončić, it is due to the swing of things. The 26 -year -old is not only reconciled with a surprise trade from Dallas, but also bypassing a sapphomal injury on Christmas.
And a boy, does he get there.
The average dončićć is 30.5 points and 10.3 decisive passes during its past four matches, and it does so without seeing it as if it is completely the healthy version of itself. Los Angeles has won eight consecutive matches and nine games from 11 with Dončić in the squad and 12-2 since obtaining the Slovenian star.
The possibility of a healthy Dončić ć is better next to James in the most traditional registration houses is very tempting for Lakers fans.
Austin Reeves has been accomplished, right?
Remember how the former Lakers coach starts completely He bent over the skills of Creating Austin Revez? He was involved with her. Mixing with her, even. But he never committed to confronting the difference.
Redick, and Recoves is a professional year because of this, with an average of 18.9 points and 5.9 decisive passes, all during the arrival of the wrong line and forcing the opposition to adapt constantly with its actions.
It can be the allowance for Dončić and Reves to deal with most of the duties of dealing with the ball-simplifying the responsibilities of James-with an interesting sub-amount against CELTICS, which will be a major test for these Lexkers.
The depth of the Celx is a legitimate
Celkus is still deeper than the Mariana trench, which is evident from the fact that Paytone Briton Bretacard, the sixth man of the team, has just emerged 43 points with 10 points against the Blazers on Wednesday.
It can be said that the Boston list is not like Los Angeles, which is similar to competition in the eighties (Boston won three titles and Los Angeles five) and in some respects their meetings in the 2008 and 2010 finals, which were divided into privileges.
But the failure to download the stars is not a bad thing, especially as the American Professional League champions.
I adopted this Celocration depth for the purpose of the normal season, and it is well understood that when the post -season payment comes, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, KristAps Porziņģis, Derrick White and JRue Holiday will get most minutes – and justify that.
Boston, although it tends to depth more than last year, still runs a fifth classification in both the crime (SEOCND) and defense (Fifth), confirming the common Celtic dedication to playing both ends of the floor and placing secondary rotation in locations where they can succeed.
Jason Tatum remains the real deal
Boston’s comprehensive depth and dedication to the details are not an attempt to reduce Tatom, which is in the vicinity of MVP for some reason, with an average of 26.8 points, 8.8 rebound balls and 5.8 decisive passes for each game while playing the defense very efficient.
The 27 -year -old, a column of consistency, recently had a dynamite show, scored 46 points, 16 rebounds and nine decisive passes in a strong loss against Cleveland on February 28 and recently for 35 points and seven rebound balls in 31 minutes in a defeat from Philadelphia.
Given the improvement of Los Angeles’s defense recently, while giving up Redik and his forces from the shots they want to actively abandon, Tattom will be needed to keep his momentum continuously and get the shots preferred by Celkus.
This means many of the three columns of Tatom and many of it reach the nail, break the defense and swing the ball into the archers.
But more than just a 3-point shot-which Celx 48.1 takes in the league for each game-Tatom must also prove himself as inclined, as Los Angeles remains very at the forefront.
The effect of Gilene Brown
The same applies to Brown as well. The American Professional League finals last year did not play MVP against Philadelphia on Thursday, and was currently.
However, if he is playing, this is another graceful wing that can take the ball firmly to the cup, with an internal registration budget with external fire, and of course, there is a defensive effect.
CelTics has a few cards up to this goal. White should rotate significantly on Dončić, with a few Tatum and Brown to be thrown there for good management. Holiday and Porziņģis are inserted as doubtful, as the big man aims to play on Saturday night, but if he can go, this is another reinforcement against the dynamic game makers in Lakers.
It is clear that Boston played against Dončić in his victory in the finals of last year, and therefore their game’s plan against him may be the most polished person, even if the Slovenian star finds himself now in a new costume.
Add everything, and this should be good, offers a lot of clues on how to get rid of this season.
